The English Home Language exams for Grade 12 are an important part of secondary education in South Africa. This is an opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in this crucial subject and take the final step in completing their secondary education journey.
These exams aim to ensure that students have acquired essential knowledge and language skills in English, particularly in reading comprehension, listening, speaking, and writing. Additionally, they aim to help students improve their ability to express their thoughts and ideas using the English language.
To Succeed in the Grade 12 English Home Language exam requires consistent practice and a deep understanding of the topics covered in the curriculum. To assist students in their crucial final exam journey, we have prepared a compilation of past English Home Language papers for Grade 12 along with memos from 2008 to 2023.
These materials will help students to review previous years questions and assess their progress by reviewing the answers provided in the memos, which will help them understand the requirements of the questions and how they can effectively respond to those questions.
Moreover, through these resources, students will gain a better understanding of the English Home Language topics that have frequently appeared in Grade 12 exams from 2008 to 2023.
Grade 12 English Home Language Quest Papers with Memos pdf Downloads
The Department of Basic Education recognizes the importance of having past exam papers as a crucial part of exam preparation for students. For this reason, the Department has prepared Grade 12 English Home Language Question Papers along with their memos, which can be easily downloaded by students preparing for their final exams.
These papers will help students gain a thorough understanding of various English topics and provide them with the opportunity to prepare well for their final exam. These papers can be easily downloaded via links available on this website, assisting you in your efforts to enhance your knowledge and skills.
The memos provided along with the question papers can be used by students to understand how to answer various questions correctly. Another benefit of these memos is that they give students the confidence to perform well in the exam and help them understand how teachers assess their responses. Therefore, we invite you to download and utilize these resources to be prepared for your upcoming exam.
2023 Exam Papers
2023 May/June Exam Papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2023 NSC November past papers
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
Eastern Cape Mock Exam
| Title | |
| ENGHL P3 GR12 MEMO SEPTEMBER 2023 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P1 MEMO SEPT2023 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P1 QP SEPT2023 (Final 12 July | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P2 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2023 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P2 QP GR12 SEPT 2023 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P3 GR12 QP SEPTEMBER 2023 | Download |
2022 Exam Papers
2022 November Exams
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2022 May June Exam Papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
March Test
Eastern Cape Mock Exam
| Title | |
| ENGLISH HL P1 GR12 MEMO SEPT2022 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P1 GR12 QP SEPT2022 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P2 QP GR12 SEPT 2022 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P3 GR12 QP SEPT2022 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P3 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2022 | Download |
2021 Exam Papers
2021 NSC Exam Papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2021 May June NSC Exams
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2020 Exam Papers
Eastern Cape Mock Exam
| Title | |
| ENGHL P1 GR12 MEMO SEPT2021 | Download |
| ENGHL P3 GR12 MEMO SEPT 2021 | Download |
| ENGlish HL P1 GR12 QP SEPT2021 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P2 QP GR12 SEPT 2021 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P3 QP GR12 SEPT2021 | Download |
NSC Exam Papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2019 Exam Papers
2019 Nov Exams
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 Nov Memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 Nov Memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 Nov Memo | Download |
2019 June NSC Exam Papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
North West Mock Exam
| Title | |
| NW ENG HL P1 MEMO SEPTEMBER 2019 | Download |
| NW ENG HL P1 SEPTEMBER 2019 | Download |
| NW ENG HL P2 MEMO SEPTEMBER 2019 | Download |
| NW ENGLISH HL P2 SEPTEMBER 2019 | Download |
Eastern Cape Mock Exam
| Title | |
| ENGHL P2 GR12 MEMO SEPT2019 | Download |
| ENGHL P2 GR12 QP SEPT2019 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P1 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2019 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P1 QP SEPT 2019 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P3 GR12 MEMO SEPT 2019 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P3 GR12 QP SEPT 2019 | Download |
2018 Exam Papers
2018 NSC November past papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2018 Supplementary Exams
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2018 NSC June past papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
March Test
| Title | |
| ENG-March-QP-ONLY-2018 | Download |
Eastern Cape Mock Exam
| Title | |
| ENG HL P3 | Download |
| ENGHL P2 GR12 MEMO SEPT2018 | Download |
| ENGHL P2 GR12 QP SEPT2018 | Download |
| English HL P1 Memo | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P1 QP GR12 SEPT 2018 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P1 QP GR12 SEPT 2018 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P1 QP GR12 SEPT 2018 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P1 QP GR12 SEPT 2018 | Download |
| English HL P2 Memo | Download |
| English HL P3 Memo | Download |
2017 Exam Papers
Eastern Cape Mock Exam
| Title | |
| ENGHL P3 GR12 MEMO ENG SEPT2017 | Download |
| ENGHL P3 GR12 QP ENG SEPT2017 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P1 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2017 | Download |
| ENGLISH HL P1 QP GR12 SEPT 2017 | Download |
| Gr12-ENGHL-P2-SEPT2017-memo | Download |
| Gr12-ENGHL-P2-SEPT2017-QP | Download |
2017 NSC November past papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2017 NSC November past papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2017 SC May – June Exam papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2017 Feb March NSC Exam Papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2016 Exam Papers
Eastern Cape Mock Exam
| TITLE | |
| English HL P1 Memo | Download |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P2 Memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P3 Memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
2016 November NSC Examination Papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2016 ASC Exam Papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2016 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2015 Exam Papers
2015 Eastern Cape Mock Exam
| TITLE | |
| ENGHL P1 GR12 MEMO SEP2015 | Download |
| ENGHL P1 GR12 QP SEP2015 | Download |
| ENGHL P2 SEPT2015-MEMO-Eng | Download |
| ENGHL P2 SEPT2015-QP-Eng | Download |
| ENGHL P3 GR12 MEMO SEPT 2015 | Download |
| ENGHL P3 GR12 QP ENG SEPT 2015 | Download |
2015 November NSC Exam Papers1
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2015 Feb/March NSC Examination Papers
| Title | |
| English FAL P3 memo | Download |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2014 Exam Papers
2014 Eastern Cape Mock Exam
| TITLE | |
| ENGHL P1 GR12 MEMO SEP2014 FINAL | Download |
| ENGHL P1 GR12 QP SEP2014 FINAL | Download |
| ENGHL P2 GR12 SEPT2014-MEMO | Download |
| ENGHL P2 QP GR12 SEPT2014 | Download |
| ENGHL P3 GR12 MEMO SEPT 2014 | Download |
| ENGHL P3 GR12 QP ENG SEPT 2014 | Download |
NSC November Examination papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
NSC Grade 12 Feb/March
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
NSC Exemplars
2013 Examination papers
 2013 Eastern Cape Mock Exam
| TITLE | |
| Gr12-ENGHL-P1-S13-MEMO-Eng | Download |
| Gr12-ENGHL-P1-S13-QP-Eng | Download |
| Gr12-ENGHL-P2-S13-MEMO-Eng | Download |
| Gr12-ENGHL-P2-S13-QP-Eng | Download |
| Gr12-ENGHL-P3-S13-MEMO-Eng | Download |
| Gr12-ENGHL-P3-S13-QP-Eng | Download |
NSC November Examination papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
NSC February/March Examination papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2012 Exam Papers
 2013 Eastern Cape Mock Exam
| TITLE | |
| ENGHL P2 GR12 MEMO ENG 2012 | Download |
| ENGHL P2-GR12-QP-ENG 2012 | Download |
| ENGHL-P1-MEMO-SEP 2012 | Download |
| ENGHL-P1-QP-SEP 2012 | Download |
| ENGHL-P3-MEMO-ENG | Download |
| ENGHL-P3-QP-ENG -NOV 2012 | Download |
NSC Examinations
| Title | |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
Feb/March NSC Examination Papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2011 Exam Papers
NSC November Exam papers
NSC February/March Examination papers
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
2009 Exam Papers
NSC November Examination
| Title | |
| English HL P1 | Download |
| English HL P1 memo | Download |
| English HL P2 | Download |
| English HL P2 memo | Download |
| English HL P3 | Download |
| English HL P3 memo | Download |
