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 previous year. The candidate population of 1,050,591 had a raw mean score of21 and a standard deviation of 11.05 as against a raw mean score of 19 and a standard deviation of 11.09 in the May/June 2007 WASSCE with candidature of 952,649.