General Comments

The standard of the paper compared favourably with those of previous years. The  questions were unambiguous and comprehensive. The marking scheme was exhaustive and the rubrics were clear.

Candidates’ performance was poorer compared to that of the previous year. A total of 303,290 candidates sat for the paper with a raw mean score of 30 and a standard deviation of 10.72 as against a raw mean score of 36 and a standard deviation of 6.40 recorded in the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2020 with candidates’ population of
314,855.