General Comments

The standard of the paper was high and compared favourably with those of the previous years. The questions were within the scope of the examination syllabus. The rubrics were clear and unambiguous. The marking scheme was detailed, comprehensive, clear and fair to all candidates.

The raw mean score of 17.0 and standard deviation of 8.43 indicated that the performance of the candidates was better than Private Candidates 2018, with a raw mean score of 12.0 and the standard deviation of 6.93. A total of 46,262 candidates sat the paper.