General Comments

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

Candidates’ performance was better compared to that of the previous year. A total of 358,531 candidates sat for the paper with a raw mean score of 35 and a standard deviation of 9.27 as against a raw mean score of 31 and a standard deviation of 9.11 recorded in the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2018 with candidates’ population of 369,542.