# isiXhosa HL Grade 11 Past Papers & Memos (2022–2012)

> Free Grade 11 isiXhosa HL past papers and memos, newest first: 2022 provincial November exams. 80 PDFs from 2012 to 2022, free to read online.

- Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers
- Updated: 2026-09-28
- Files: 80
- Memos: 43
- Years: 2012–2022

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## By paper

### isiXhosa HL Paper 1

- [Eastern Cape November Exam 2022: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-qp-gr11-nov-2022/24ad6d99-a976-4552-8f1c-6d86abfa92d3)
- [Eastern Cape November Exam 2022: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-gr11-memo-nov-2022/12f1103f-3289-4b9f-bc2d-7a2becab0c71)
- [Exemplar November Exam 2022: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2022-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper-paper-1/11d6ddd3-1caa-4e1a-b143-f0ed26702936)
- [Exemplar November Exam 2022: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2022-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-1/702276ea-6ebb-4452-8619-e1ec5e67a000)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-gr11-nov-2020/811df38e-2d93-4837-bfac-daff12bce07e)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Question paper (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-qp-gr11-nov-2020-d/42a8a8a7-8db6-498c-8580-487c3f4806e6)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-gr11-memo-novemba-2020-d/3def643d-0178-4590-88af-62de3231249e)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Memo (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-gr11-memo-novemba-2020/abe07cc4-7b4f-4d9b-9dc8-68b28b9036f8)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Memo (3)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-qp-memo-gr11-nov-2020-d/ec9c3d97-6f78-4abd-9d69-1ac5970456ec)

### isiXhosa HL Paper 2

- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p2-qp-gr11-2o20-doc2/34f50366-5817-4141-927d-32f003b722c1)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Question paper (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p2-qp-gr11-nov2o20-d/0e8dc02f-407d-4129-b165-bd0995309f8b)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p2-memo-gr11-nov-2020/b39b24a8-193c-4e67-bea3-e2f2269faea2)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Memo (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p2-memo-gr11-nov2020-d/304bd694-fc56-4454-946d-5df0196f7043)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Memo (3)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p2-qp-memo-gr11-nov2o20-d/ad5cddf4-8cee-4126-8f5e-d0f70a4a88ab)
- [National Exemplar November Exam 2020: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper-paper-2/18368dbc-2971-4303-b7b8-9f44720ab564)
- [National Exemplar November Exam 2020: Question paper (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper-paper-2/c1dac814-6630-4a46-a192-41cd22669fa1)
- [National Exemplar November Exam 2020: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-2/22782b01-dad7-49cb-a968-1089811f09e8)
- [National Exemplar November Exam 2020: Memo (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-2/fbe90e83-1dd0-4d0c-8d85-4b0e12f23cac)
- [National Exemplar November Exam 2020: Memo (3)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-2/30cbde58-7ea0-4886-b05f-7df336a42a9e)
- [Eastern Cape November 2019: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p2-gr-11-qp-d/a3c2525c-e769-4d25-a361-998e0dcc86f1)
- [Eastern Cape November 2019: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p2-gr11-memo-nov2019/1507e5e0-31da-4a1b-8827-bff4d103d1db)

### isiXhosa HL Paper 3

- [Eastern Cape November Exam 2022: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-qp-gr11-nov-2022/a495f784-5062-4c93-841b-327bf7b2d5c2)
- [Eastern Cape November Exam 2022: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-memo-gr11-nov-2022/ac79bb28-836f-4aa9-9ff5-b88dc1f4f4cd)
- [Exemplar November Exam 2022: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2022-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper-paper-3/7415c51a-b0d5-4a07-95bf-329725a9c106)
- [Exemplar November Exam 2022: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2022-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-3/e217aa8b-0caa-4098-a6d7-01b6122217d5)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-gr11-qp-nov2020-d/b47873e6-51b8-406c-9170-eef7871580e3)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Question paper (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-gr11-qp-novemba-2020/4d911317-24fb-4014-9b98-fd8bad0439bc)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-gr11-memo-nov2020-d/007ba585-8c68-411e-b7ec-23c9aff43b6d)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Memo (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-gr11-memo-novemba-2020-2/f8afc302-d198-4107-8bb4-556bb0daced9)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020: Memo (3)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-gr11-qp-memo-nov2020-d/66aca8c5-3799-4e2e-8736-1d3f96c9d0c0)

## isiXhosa HL Grade 11 2022 papers and memos

Also called isiXhosa HL.

Free to read online, with up to 20 free downloads a month without an account.

### Exemplar November Exam 2022

- [Paper 1: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2022-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper-paper-1/11d6ddd3-1caa-4e1a-b143-f0ed26702936)
- [Paper 1: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2022-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-1/702276ea-6ebb-4452-8619-e1ec5e67a000)
- [Paper 3: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2022-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper-paper-3/7415c51a-b0d5-4a07-95bf-329725a9c106)
- [Paper 3: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2022-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-3/e217aa8b-0caa-4098-a6d7-01b6122217d5)
- [Other files: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2022-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper/e036a7d6-48b9-4293-8d93-03c5d4551850)
- [Other files: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2022-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum/7e26eed6-60ba-44ff-bf89-c0c1d2fcde46)
- [Exemplar November Exam 2022 page](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers/2022/exemplar-november-exam)

### Eastern Cape November Exam 2022

- [Paper 1: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-qp-gr11-nov-2022/24ad6d99-a976-4552-8f1c-6d86abfa92d3)
- [Paper 1: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-gr11-memo-nov-2022/12f1103f-3289-4b9f-bc2d-7a2becab0c71)
- [Paper 3: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-qp-gr11-nov-2022/a495f784-5062-4c93-841b-327bf7b2d5c2)
- [Paper 3: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-memo-gr11-nov-2022/ac79bb28-836f-4aa9-9ff5-b88dc1f4f4cd)
- [Other files: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhohl-grade-11-nov-2022-changes-accepted/5fb0d7b0-f032-42a1-926c-d547fd962d2f)
- [Other files: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhohl-grade-11-memo-nov-22-changes-accepted/39c80709-57f4-4b9b-a434-542d16242d8a)
- [Eastern Cape November Exam 2022 page](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers/2022/eastern-cape-november-exam)

## isiXhosa HL Grade 11 2020 papers and memos

### National Exemplar November Exam 2020

- [Paper 1: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper-paper-1/aaa1e819-476f-4121-ba1d-7295eaef976a)
- [Paper 1: Question paper (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper-paper-1/f4e29810-5c2e-4aef-805d-2de9d3216003)
- [Paper 1: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-1/708dfcbe-2040-4d4b-97c9-6dae5947bb39)
- [Paper 1: Memo (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-1/90c2c30b-3505-4e91-9ebb-60e178555158)
- [Paper 1: Memo (3)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-1/291d203c-9c16-40eb-a235-4eb382274c0e)
- [Paper 2: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper-paper-2/18368dbc-2971-4303-b7b8-9f44720ab564)
- [Paper 2: Question paper (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper-paper-2/c1dac814-6630-4a46-a192-41cd22669fa1)
- [Paper 2: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-2/22782b01-dad7-49cb-a968-1089811f09e8)
- [Paper 2: Memo (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-2/fbe90e83-1dd0-4d0c-8d85-4b0e12f23cac)
- [Paper 2: Memo (3)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-2/30cbde58-7ea0-4886-b05f-7df336a42a9e)
- [Paper 3: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper-paper-3/be8ff238-272a-40bc-860a-9e6300e3adba)
- [Paper 3: Question paper (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-question-paper-paper-3/a1c36944-45d7-4764-a6b3-1ff872df85ca)
- [Paper 3: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-3/fda31660-7680-4d46-b509-ae20d21a6ba6)
- [Paper 3: Memo (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-3/00c13271-7995-47cf-9e3c-1cc4da3ebb25)
- [Paper 3: Memo (3)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11-isixhosa-hl-2020-national-exemplar-november-exam-memorandum-paper-3/9ee22b72-cf44-4da6-b7d5-a13d2f2f053c)
- [National Exemplar November Exam 2020 page](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers/2020/national-exemplar-november-exam)

### Eastern Cape November 2020

- [Paper 1: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-gr11-nov-2020/811df38e-2d93-4837-bfac-daff12bce07e)
- [Paper 1: Question paper (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-qp-gr11-nov-2020-d/42a8a8a7-8db6-498c-8580-487c3f4806e6)
- [Paper 1: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-gr11-memo-novemba-2020-d/3def643d-0178-4590-88af-62de3231249e)
- [Paper 1: Memo (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-gr11-memo-novemba-2020/abe07cc4-7b4f-4d9b-9dc8-68b28b9036f8)
- [Paper 1: Memo (3)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p1-qp-memo-gr11-nov-2020-d/ec9c3d97-6f78-4abd-9d69-1ac5970456ec)
- [Paper 2: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p2-qp-gr11-2o20-doc2/34f50366-5817-4141-927d-32f003b722c1)
- [Paper 2: Question paper (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p2-qp-gr11-nov2o20-d/0e8dc02f-407d-4129-b165-bd0995309f8b)
- [Paper 2: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p2-memo-gr11-nov-2020/b39b24a8-193c-4e67-bea3-e2f2269faea2)
- [Paper 2: Memo (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p2-memo-gr11-nov2020-d/304bd694-fc56-4454-946d-5df0196f7043)
- [Paper 2: Memo (3)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p2-qp-memo-gr11-nov2o20-d/ad5cddf4-8cee-4126-8f5e-d0f70a4a88ab)
- [Paper 3: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-gr11-qp-nov2020-d/b47873e6-51b8-406c-9170-eef7871580e3)
- [Paper 3: Question paper (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-gr11-qp-novemba-2020/4d911317-24fb-4014-9b98-fd8bad0439bc)
- [Paper 3: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-gr11-memo-nov2020-d/007ba585-8c68-411e-b7ec-23c9aff43b6d)
- [Paper 3: Memo (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-gr11-memo-novemba-2020-2/f8afc302-d198-4107-8bb4-556bb0daced9)
- [Paper 3: Memo (3)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/xhosa-hl-p3-gr11-qp-memo-nov2020-d/66aca8c5-3799-4e2e-8736-1d3f96c9d0c0)
- [Eastern Cape November 2020 page](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers/2020/eastern-cape-november)

## Older years

### 2019

- [Eastern Cape November 2019](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers/2019/eastern-cape-november)

### 2018

- [Eastern Cape November 2018](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers/2018/eastern-cape-november)

### 2017

- [Eastern Cape November 2017](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers/2017/eastern-cape-november)

### 2016

- [Eastern Cape November 2016](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers/2016/eastern-cape-november)

### 2015

- [Eastern Cape November 2015](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers/2015/eastern-cape-november)

### 2014

- [Eastern Cape November 2014](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers/2014/eastern-cape-november)

### 2013

- [Eastern Cape November 2013](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers/2013/eastern-cape-november)

### 2012

- [Eastern Cape November 2012](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/isixhosa-hl/past-papers/2012/eastern-cape-november)

## Frequently asked questions

### Where do the Grade 11 isiXhosa HL past papers come from?

The question papers and memorandums are published by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the provincial education departments for NSC, June, trial (preparatory) and supplementary exams.

### Which years are available?

Grade 11 isiXhosa HL papers from 2012 to 2022 — 80 files in total, including Eastern Cape November Exam, Exemplar November Exam, Eastern Cape November, National Exemplar November Exam. Open a year folder to see every session.

### Are memos included?

Yes. 43 memorandums are listed alongside the question papers, so you can mark your own work. Where a memo was never released, the paper is listed on its own.

### Can I download isiXhosa HL papers for free?

Yes. Every paper is free to read online, and you get up to 20 free downloads a month without an account. Sign up free for unlimited downloads and to track what you’ve completed.

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