Grade 12 - Exam Exemplars

These 'mock' exam papers were drawn up by the DOE. They are an indication of the sort of questions that learners can expect to be asked in their final grade 12 history exam.

 

New FET grade 12 exemplars

2008:

Paper 1 (PDF)

Paper 2 (PDF)

Memo 1 (PDF)

Memo 2 (PDF)

 

Old curriculum guides and past papers

Guideline documents

1. GUIDELINE DOCUMENT FOR EXAM (Department of Education) Including essay writing tips

2. GUIDELINE CASS DOCUMENT(Department of Education)

 

Past exam papers

2003:

PAPER 1 MARCH 2003 [WESTERN CAPE]

PAPER 2 MARCH 2003 [WESTERN CAPE]

 

2002:

PAPER 1 MARCH 2002 [WESTERN CAPE]

PAPER 2 MARCH 2002 [WESTERN CAPE]

PAPER 1 NOVEMBER 2002 [WESTERN CAPE]

PAPER 2 NOVEMBER 2002 [WESTERN CAPE]

 

2001:

PAPER 1 NOVEMBER 2001 [WESTERN CAPE]

PAPER 2 NOVEMBER 2001 [WESTERN CAPE]

 

2000:

PAPER 1 NOVEMBER 2000 [GAUTENG]

PAPER 1 NOVEMBER 2000 [KWAZULU NATAL]

PAPER 1 NOVEMBER 2000 [WESTERN CAPE]

PAPER 2 NOVEMBER 2000 [GAUTENG]

PAPER 2 NOVEMBER 2000 [KWAZULU NATAL]

PAPER 2 NOVEMBER 2000 [WESTERN CAPE]