General Comments

The standard of the paper was high and compared favourably with previous papers. 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 19.0 and standard deviation of 8.25 indicated that the performance of the candidates was better than Private Candidates, 2021 with a raw mean score of 11.0 and standard deviation of 7.81. A total of 3,943 candidates sat the paper.