STANDARD OF THE PAPER The standard of the question paper was good, and candidates were asked to answer all five (5) questions. The mark allocations followed the weight as stated in the syllabus, and marks were allocated to all sub-questions. There were no ambiguities in the paper, except that question 4 was too loaded. The questions were clear, and the instructions were also clearly stated. The questions were evenly spread over the topics in the syllabus.

PERFORMANCE OF CANDIDATES The performance of candidates was mixed. While others had good marks, others had low marks. This sitting (May 2021) recorded a pass rate of 47.74% compared to 48.31% of the November 2020 sitting, a slight decrease in performance. High performers were spread across some centres, and so were low performers. Some candidates exhibited a high sense of preparedness, while others were not well prepared and therefore performed poorly.