General Comments

The standard of the paper compared favourably with those of previous years. The questions were clearly itemized, unambiguous and comprehensive. The marking scheme was flexible and exhaustive and the rubrics were clear.
     
Candidates’ performance was slightly better than that of the previous year. A total of 43,005 candidates sat for the paper with a raw mean score of 39 and a standard deviation of 15.33 as against a raw mean score of 35 and a standard deviation of 16.16 recorded in the NOV/DEC WASSCE (PRIVATE), 2017 with candidates’ population of 61,138.