STANDARD OF THE PAPER The standard of the paper was reasonably high. The questions were well within the syllabus in terms of structure and weightings. The paper was free from errors and very clear without any ambiguity. Candidates were tasked to use analytical and evaluative skills to answer most of the questions.

PERFORMANCE OF CANDIDATES Candidates’ performance was abysmal considering performances in previous sittings. 24.12% of candidates who sat for the May 2021 examinations passed against 39.28% who passed in the November 2020 examinations. It appeared some candidates did not take the time to understand the requirements of the questions. Reading through the scripts, it emerged that candidate did individual work with no sign of copy work as no two answers appeared the same.