The paper compared favourably with those of previous years in standard, the skills tested and the coverage of the prescribed examination syllabus.  The questions were straightforward and clearly itemized to ease comprehension.  The rubrics were clear, while the marking scheme was flexible and exhaustive.

The performance of the candidates was better than that of the previous year.  The candidate population of 1,059,609 had a raw mean score of 32 and a standard deviation of 7.48 as against a raw mean  score of 31 and a standard deviation of 10.20 in the May/June 2008 WASSCE with a candidature of 1,050,591.