General Comments

The standard of the paper compared favourably with those of previous years. The questions wereclearly itemized, unambiguous and comprehensive. The marking scheme was flexible and exhaustive and the rubrics were clear.
     
Candidates’ performance was poorer than that of the previous year. A total of 34,326 candidates sat for the paper with a raw mean score of 34 and a standard deviation of 15.33 as against a raw mean score of 39 and a standard deviation of 15.33 recorded in the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2018 – Second Series with candidates’ population of 43,005.