The standard of the paper compared favourably with those of previous years.  The questions were unambiguous and within the scope of the syllabus.  While the marking scheme was exhaustive and flexible.

The performance of candidates was slightly better than the previous year with a mean score of 19 and standard deviation of 09.22 compared with a mean score of 17 and a standard deviation of 9.38 for the November/December 2010 WASSCE.