General Comments

 

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 straight forward and clearly itemized to ease comprehension. The rubrics were clear and the marking scheme was flexible and exhaustive.
     
Candidates’ performance was poorer than that of the previous year. A total of 34,326 candidates sat for the paper with a raw mean score of 20 and a standard deviation of 10.95 as against a raw mean score of 24 and a standard deviation of 11.53 recorded in the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2018 – Second Series which had candidates’ population of 43,005.