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History
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371 real NSC papers and memos, organised by exam session.
History is one of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) subjects examined by South Africa's Department of Basic Education (DBE). Practicing with real past exam papers and memorandums is one of the most effective ways for Grade 12 (Matric) students to prepare.
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Begin with the session you are preparing for, then select a paper and attempt it before opening the matching memorandum. Filtering by paper type and language helps you compare like with like, while the year groups make it easier to notice recurring formats.
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November 2008
November 2009
Feb/March 2011
November 2011
Feb/March 2012
November 2012
Feb/March 2013
Exemplars 2014
November 2014
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
Feb/March 2015
November 2015
ASC 2016
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
Feb/March 2016
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
November 2016
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
Feb/March 2017
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
November 2017
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
SC May/June 2017
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
June 2018
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
November 2018
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
Supplementary 2018
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
June 2019
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
November 2019
November 2020
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
November 2021
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
May/June 2022
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
November 2022
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
May/June 2023
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
November 2023
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
May/June 2024
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
November 2024
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
May/June 2025
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
May/June 2026
DBE_Other
- History Addendum 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 1 (English)
- History Addendum 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Addendum 2 (English)
- History Memo 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 1 (English)
- History Memo 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Memo 2 (English)
- History Paper 1 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 1 (English)
- History Paper 2 (Afrikaans)
- History Paper 2 (English)
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