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. The rubrics were clear and the marking scheme was exhaustive.

Candidates’ performance was poorer than that of the previous year. A total of 4,612 candidates sat for the paper with a raw mean score of 09 and a standard deviation of 4.47 as against a raw mean score of 25 and a standard deviation of 9.75 recorded in the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2018 – First Series which had candidates’ population of 5,223.