EXAMINERS’S GENERAL COMMENTS The objective of the paper was to test the basic/fundamental understanding of candidates’ knowledge of the paper. While few candidates exhibited high levels of competence, majority showed poor knowledge of the fundamentals of the paper

STANDARD OF THE PAPER The standard of the question paper was good and similar to the previously administered ones. Candidates were required to answer all the five (5) questions set. The mark allocations adhered to the weight stated in the syllabus and marks were allocated to all sub-questions. There were no ambiguities in the paper. The questions were clear, welltyped 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 some had good marks, others had low marks. This sitting (August 2022) recorded a pass rate of 35.2% compared to the 35% achieved at the April 2022 sitting resulting in a slight increase of 0.2% 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.