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 poorer than that of the previous year.  A total of 5,223 candidates sat for the paper with a raw mean score of 28.00 and a standard deviation of 16.25 as against a raw mean score of 35 and a standard deviation of 16.16 recorded in the 2017 NOV/DEC WASSCE (PRIVATE) with candidates’ population of 61,138.