General Comments

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

Candidates’ performance was poorer that of the previous year. A total of 2,384 candidates sat for the paper with a raw mean score of 18 and a standard deviation of 9.38 as against a raw mean score of 27 and a standard deviation of 11.83 recorded in the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2021 – First Series which had candidates’ population of 2,364.