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HIST · Grade 12 CAPS

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CAPS Grade 12 History (Paper 1: Cold War, Independent Africa, Civil Society Protests; Paper 2: South African Resistance, TRC & Globalization)

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DBE Official CAPS Examination Guidelines (2021): History
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2026 History Paper 1 (May/June Eng)
Paper 1 English 2026 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2026 History Paper 2 (May/June Eng)
Paper 2 English 2026 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo
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2026 History Paper 1 (May/June Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2026 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2026 History Paper 2 (May/June Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2026 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2025 History Paper 1 (Nov Eng)
Paper 1 English 2025 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2025 History Paper 2 (Nov Eng)
Paper 2 English 2025 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2025 History Paper 1 (Nov Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2025 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2025 History Paper 2 (Nov Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2025 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2025 History Paper 1 (May/June Eng)
Paper 1 English 2025 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2025 History Paper 2 (May/June Eng)
Paper 2 English 2025 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2025 History Paper 1 (May/June Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2025 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2025 History Paper 2 (May/June Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2025 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2025 History Paper 1 (Sept Trial)
Paper 1 English 2025 · September Preparatory / Trial Exams Question Paper Marking Memo
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2025 History Paper 2 (Sept Trial)
Paper 2 English 2025 · September Preparatory / Trial Exams Question Paper Marking Memo
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2024 History Paper 1 (Nov Eng)
Paper 1 English 2024 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2024 History Paper 2 (Nov Eng)
Paper 2 English 2024 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2024 History Paper 1 (Nov Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2024 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2024 History Paper 2 (Nov Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2024 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2024 History Paper 1 (May/June Eng)
Paper 1 English 2024 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2024 History Paper 2 (May/June Eng)
Paper 2 English 2024 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2024 History Paper 1 (May/June Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2024 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2024 History Paper 2 (May/June Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2024 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2024 History Paper 1 (Sept Trial)
Paper 1 English 2024 · September Preparatory / Trial Exams Question Paper Marking Memo
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2024 History Paper 2 (Sept Trial)
Paper 2 English 2024 · September Preparatory / Trial Exams Question Paper Marking Memo
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2023 History Paper 1 (Nov Eng)
Paper 1 English 2023 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2023 History Paper 2 (Nov Eng)
Paper 2 English 2023 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2023 History Paper 1 (Nov Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2023 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2023 History Paper 2 (Nov Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2023 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2023 History Paper 1 (May/June Eng)
Paper 1 English 2023 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2023 History Paper 2 (May/June Eng)
Paper 2 English 2023 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2023 History Paper 1 (May/June Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2023 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2023 History Paper 2 (May/June Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2023 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2023 History Paper 1 (Sept Trial)
Paper 1 English 2023 · September Preparatory / Trial Exams Question Paper Marking Memo
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2023 History Paper 2 (Sept Trial)
Paper 2 English 2023 · September Preparatory / Trial Exams Question Paper Marking Memo
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2022 History Paper 1 (Nov Eng)
Paper 1 English 2022 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2022 History Paper 2 (Nov Eng)
Paper 2 English 2022 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2022 History Paper 1 (Nov Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2022 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2022 History Paper 2 (Nov Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2022 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2022 History Paper 1 (May/June Eng)
Paper 1 English 2022 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2022 History Paper 2 (May/June Eng)
Paper 2 English 2022 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2022 History Paper 1 (May/June Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2022 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2022 History Paper 2 (May/June Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2022 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2022 History Paper 1 (Sept Trial)
Paper 1 English 2022 · September Preparatory / Trial Exams Question Paper Marking Memo
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2022 History Paper 2 (Sept Trial)
Paper 2 English 2022 · September Preparatory / Trial Exams Question Paper Marking Memo
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2021 History Paper 1 (Nov Eng)
Paper 1 English 2021 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2021 History Paper 2 (Nov Eng)
Paper 2 English 2021 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2021 History Paper 1 (Nov Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2021 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2021 History Paper 2 (Nov Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2021 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2021 History Paper 1 (May/June Eng)
Paper 1 English 2021 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2021 History Paper 2 (May/June Eng)
Paper 2 English 2021 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2021 History Paper 1 (May/June Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2021 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2021 History Paper 2 (May/June Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2021 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2020 History Paper 1 (Nov Eng)
Paper 1 English 2020 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2020 History Paper 2 (Nov Eng)
Paper 2 English 2020 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2020 History Paper 1 (Nov Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2020 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2020 History Paper 2 (Nov Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2020 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2019 History Paper 1 (Nov Eng)
Paper 1 English 2019 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2019 History Paper 2 (Nov Eng)
Paper 2 English 2019 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2019 History Paper 1 (Nov Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2019 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2019 History Paper 2 (Nov Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2019 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2019 History Paper 1 (May/June Eng)
Paper 1 English 2019 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2019 History Paper 2 (May/June Eng)
Paper 2 English 2019 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2019 History Paper 1 (May/June Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2019 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2019 History Paper 2 (May/June Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2019 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2018 History Paper 1 (Nov Eng)
Paper 1 English 2018 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2018 History Paper 2 (Nov Eng)
Paper 2 English 2018 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2018 History Paper 1 (Nov Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2018 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2018 History Paper 2 (Nov Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2018 · October / November Final NSC Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2018 History Paper 1 (May/June Eng)
Paper 1 English 2018 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2018 History Paper 2 (May/June Eng)
Paper 2 English 2018 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2018 History Paper 1 (May/June Afr)
Paper 1 Afrikaans 2018 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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2018 History Paper 2 (May/June Afr)
Paper 2 Afrikaans 2018 · May / June Mid-Year & Supplementary Question Paper Marking Memo +1 Answer Book / Addendum
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