# Grade 12 study guides: how to study each CAPS subject

> Free Grade 12 study guides for Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Accounting, Mathematical Literacy and Geography: exam format, topic weightings, examiner findings and six-week revision plans.

- Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/guides
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Guides: 6
- Grade: Grade 12
- Curriculum: CAPS (National Senior Certificate)

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## Grade 12 study guides by subject

Each guide sets out the papers, marks and topic weightings from the DBE Examination Guidelines, the mistakes examiners reported in the November 2025 papers, a six-week revision plan and a night-before checklist.

- [How to study Grade 12 Mathematics (CAPS): papers, topics and a revision plan](https://www.hlayiso.com/guides/grade-12-mathematics) — Grade 12 Mathematics has two 3-hour papers of 150 marks each. See the CAPS topic weightings, the mistakes examiners reported in November 2025 and a six-week revision plan.
- [How to study Grade 12 Physical Sciences (CAPS): papers, topics and a revision plan](https://www.hlayiso.com/guides/grade-12-physical-sciences) — Grade 12 Physical Sciences has a 3-hour Physics paper and a 3-hour Chemistry paper of 150 marks each. See the CAPS weightings, examiner findings from November 2025 and a six-week plan.
- [How to study Grade 12 Life Sciences (CAPS): papers, topics and a revision plan](https://www.hlayiso.com/guides/grade-12-life-sciences) — Grade 12 Life Sciences has two papers of 2½ hours and 150 marks each. See the CAPS topic marks per paper, what examiners reported in November 2025 and a six-week plan.
- [How to study Grade 12 Accounting (CAPS): papers, topics and a revision plan](https://www.hlayiso.com/guides/grade-12-accounting) — Grade 12 Accounting has two 2-hour papers of 150 marks each. See what each paper covers, the mistakes examiners reported in November 2025 and a six-week revision plan.
- [How to study Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy (CAPS): papers, topics and a revision plan](https://www.hlayiso.com/guides/grade-12-mathematical-literacy) — Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy has two 3-hour papers of 150 marks each. See the CAPS topic weightings, what examiners reported in November 2025 and a six-week revision plan.
- [How to study Grade 12 Geography (CAPS): papers, topics and a revision plan](https://www.hlayiso.com/guides/grade-12-geography) — Grade 12 Geography has two 3-hour papers of 150 marks, each with a 30-mark mapwork question. See the paper layout, examiner findings from November 2025 and a six-week plan.

## When are the 2026 matric exams?

The 2026 NSC final exams run from Tuesday 13 October 2026 to Thursday 26 November 2026.

- [2026 matric exam timetable (NSC October/November)](https://www.hlayiso.com/matric-exam-timetable-2026)
- [All Grade 12 past papers and memos](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/past-papers)

## Where are the DBE study guide PDFs?

The Department of Basic Education’s own Grade 12 study guides are in the Hlayiso library as free PDFs.

- [Grade 12 study guides collection](https://www.hlayiso.com/study-guides/grade-12)

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