The paper compared favourably with those of previous years in standard, skills tested and coverage of the prescribed examination syllabus. The questions were straightforward and clearly itemized to ease comprehension.  The rubrics were clear and the marking scheme was flexible and exhaustive.

The performance of the candidates was slightly lower than that of the previous year. The candidates’ population of 181,527 had a raw mean score of 31and a standard deviation of 13.64 as against a raw mean score of 33 and a standard deviation of 14.59 recorded in the November/December 2012 WASSCE with a candidate population of 242,908.