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Grade 12 Past Papers and Memos

Official DBE papers and memos for 28 subjects, including CAT, IT and nine African home languages.

Nov 2023–2025 · May/June 2026

380 paper sets

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Mathematics · 16 sets
Physical Sciences · 16 sets
Life Sciences · 16 sets
Accounting · 16 sets
Agricultural Sciences · 16 sets
Business Studies · 16 sets
Computer Applications Technology · 16 sets
Consumer Studies · 8 sets
Economics · 16 sets
Engineering Graphics and Design · 16 sets
Geography · 16 sets
History · 16 sets
Information Technology · 16 sets
Mathematical Literacy · 16 sets
Tourism · 8 sets
English Home Language · 12 sets
English First Additional Language · 12 sets
Afrikaans Huistaal · 12 sets
isiZulu Home Language · 12 sets
isiXhosa Home Language · 12 sets
Sepedi Home Language · 12 sets
Setswana Home Language · 12 sets
Sesotho Home Language · 12 sets
Xitsonga Home Language · 12 sets
Tshivenda Home Language · 12 sets
siSwati Home Language · 12 sets
isiNdebele Home Language · 12 sets
Afrikaans First Additional Language · 12 sets

Official sources and coverage

28 subject choices · 4 sittings · 769 checked downloads. Links checked on .

This independent finder links to DBE files. Every included download was opened and checked; source labels alone were not used to identify a paper. Links can change after the checked date.

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How it works

Choose a subject to see its papers. Open More filters for a year, sitting, language or paper number. Show more adds the next four sets. Each set keeps the question paper, matching memo and any answer book, addendum, A3 memo drawing or practical files together. Clear the filters to see the whole collection.

A missing download is marked on its set. Use the official sitting index to check for a corrected file. Language levels are separate choices. History addenda are linked with their paper. No November 2026 papers, IEB papers, subjects outside these 28 choices or other years are included.

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Questions

Which Grade 12 past papers are included?

This collection covers 28 subject choices, including nine African home languages, English HL and FAL, Afrikaans HL and FAL, and Agricultural Sciences: November 2023, 2024 and 2025, plus May/June 2026. Consumer Studies and Tourism have one written paper each. Other non-language subjects have Papers 1–2 in English and Afrikaans; language subjects list Papers 1–3 in their own language. This is a selected collection, not the full DBE archive.

Are papers available in my home language?

Yes. Choose isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sepedi, Setswana, Sesotho, Xitsonga, Tshivenda, siSwati or isiNdebele Home Language. English HL and Afrikaans Huistaal are also included. Each language subject has Papers 1–3 in that language, with matching memos where verified. Some individual downloads are unavailable and are labelled. Other subjects have English and Afrikaans papers.

Are the papers and memos official?

Every download link included here was checked against the paper or practical package contents and opens a file on the Department of Basic Education website. NoAdmin is an independent finder and does not publish or host these exam papers.

Where are the CAT and IT data files?

Choose Computer Applications Technology or Information Technology and Paper 1. Use Data files (download before the exam paper). These are DBE computer downloads; some need Windows to open. The password is printed in the question paper. Missing or mismatched downloads are labelled; no replacement is guessed.

Why are some downloads unavailable?

Some links in the DBE index pointed to a different subject or paper, or did not identify the required memo. Those downloads have been left out and the affected sets carry a note. Use the official sitting index to check for updates.

Why does a memo say English and Afrikaans?

Some DBE marking guidelines combine both languages in one PDF. The same verified bilingual memo is therefore linked beside both language versions of its question paper.

Are there November 2026 papers?

No November 2026 files are included in this collection. The 2026 files here are from the May/June NSC/SC sitting. Use the official DBE archive for other sittings and newly published papers.

Can I download the papers on my phone?

Yes. Tap a question paper, memo or answer book to open the PDF on the DBE website in a new tab. Your browser may open it first; use its download or save option to keep a copy. File sizes are shown before you open them.

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