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The Department of Basic Education (DBE) sets the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams written by most public schools in South Africa — the matric finals. Past papers are the closest thing to the real exam, and practising them is the fastest way to lift your marks.
Here you'll find DBE/NSC past exam papers and memos for Grade 10 to Grade 12 and the matric finals, across every subject — Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Accounting, Geography, History and the languages. All free to browse and download.
Combine past papers with our free study guides, or book a tutor who recently wrote these exams to help you target the topics that carry the most marks.
Yes. All DBE/NSC past papers and memos are free to browse and download, with no account required.
The library covers Grade 10 to Grade 12 (including the matric finals) across all NSC subjects, organised by subject and year.
Yes — official memoranda are included where available, so you can mark your own work and see exactly how marks are allocated.
From the start of your exam preparation. Once you've covered a topic, do past-paper questions on it immediately, then sit full papers under timed conditions in the weeks before the exam.
Yes. "Matric" is the common name for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) — the Grade 12 school-leaving qualification set by the DBE.
