General Comments

TThe standard of the paper compared favourably with those of the previous years. The questions were clearly itemized, unambiguous and comprehensive. The marking scheme was flexible and exhaustive and the rubrics were clear.

The performance of the candidates was slightly dropped compared to that of the previous year. A total of 410,101 candidates sat for the paper with a raw mean score of 25 and a standard deviation of 10.82 as against a raw mean score of 30 and a standard deviation of 8.89 recorded in the 2016 WASSCE for School Candidates with candidates’ population of 411,674.