Grade 10 Life Sciences Past Papers & Memos

Download free official Grade 10 Life Sciences past exam papers with memorandums from 2015 to present — NSC, trial and provincial papers.

Past Papers

2025

2025 Eastern Cape June Exam

EC-Life-Sciences-Grade-10-June-2025-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2025 Free State March Test

FS-Life-Sciences-Grade-10-March-2025-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

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Yes. Every question paper and memorandum on Hlayiso is sourced from the official Department of Basic Education (DBE) and provincial education departments.

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Grade 10 Life Sciences past papers from 2015 to the most recent NSC release, including trial and preliminary papers where available.

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Yes — every question paper on Hlayiso is paired with its official memo so you can mark your own work.

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2025 KZN June Exam

KZN-Life-Sciences-Grade-10-June-2025-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2025 KZN March Test

KZN-Life-Sciences-Grade-10-March-2025-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2024

2024 Eastern Cape June Exam

EC-Life-Sciences-Grade10-June-2024-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2024 KZN June Exam

KZN-Life-Sciences-Grade-10-June-2024-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2024 KZN March Test

KZN-Life-Sciences-Grade-10-March-2024-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2024 Limpopo June Exam

LP-Life-Sciences-Grade-10-June-2024-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2024 North West November Exam

NW-GR-10-LIFE-SCIENCES-MG-ENG-P2.pdf

EN

Gr10-Life-Sciences-QP-P1-ENG.pdf

EN

2023

2023 Gauteng March Test

Gr 10 Life Science (Afrikaans) March 2023 Question Paper.pdf

AF

Gr 10 Life Science (English) March 2023 Quetion Paper.pdf

EN

Gr 10 Life Science March 2023 Grid Analysis.xlsx

2023 March Test

Life-Sciences-Grade-10-March-2023-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2023 NSC Prelim Exam

KZN-Life-Sciences-Grade-10-September-2023-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2023 NSC Term 1 Controlled Test

Gr 10 Life Science (Afrikaans) March 2023 Question Paper.pdf

AF

2023 September Test

KZN-Life-Sciences-Grade-10-September-2023-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2022

2022 Limpopo June

LIfe-Sciences-Grade-10-June-2022-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

Limpopo-Life-Sciences-Grade-10-June-Exam-2022-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2022 March Test

LS-March-2022-Gr10-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2021

2021 April Test

LFSC-April-QP & Memo-2021-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2020

2020 Eastern Cape November

LIFE SCIENCES P1 GR10 QP NOV2020_English.pdf

EN

LIFE SCIENCES P1 GR10 MEMO NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

LIFE SCIENCES P1 GR10 MEMO NOV2020_English.docx.pdf

MemoEN

LIFE SCIENCES P2 MEMO GR10 NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

LIFE SCIENCES P2 MEMO GR10 NOV2020_English.pdf

MemoEN

LIFE SCIENCES P1 GR10 QP NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

LIFE SCIENCES P2 QP GR10 NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

LIFE SCIENCES P2 QP GR10 NOV2020_English.pdf

EN

2020 March Test

LFSC-March-QP & Memo-2020-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2020 Mpumalanga National Exemplar Exam (NSC)

LIFE SCIENCES P2 QP GR10 NOV2020_English.pdf

EN

LIFE SCIENCES P1 GR10 MEMO NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

LIFE SCIENCES P1 GR10 QP NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

2019

2019 Eastern Cape November

LIFE SCIENCES P2 GR10 MEMO NOV2019_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

LIFE SCIENCES P1 GR10 QP NOV2019_Eng D.pdf

LIFE SCIENCES P1 GR10 MEMO NOV2019_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

LIFE SCIENCES P1 GR10 QP NOV2019_Afr D.pdf

LIFE SCIENCES P2 GR10 NOV.2019_EngD.pdf

LIFE SCIENCES P2 GR10 NOV.2019_AfrD.pdf

LIFE SCIENCES P2 GR10 MEMO NOV2019_English.pdf

MemoEN

LIFE SCIENCES P1 GR10 MEMO NOV2019_English.pdf

MemoEN

2019 KwaZulu Natal June

Life-Sc-gr-10-June-2019-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2019 March Test

LFSC-March-QP & Memo-2019-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2019 Mpumalanga National Exemplar Exam (NSC)

LIFE SCIENCES P2 GR10 MEMO NOV2019_English.pdf

MemoEN

LIFE SCIENCES P1 GR10 MEMO NOV2019_English.pdf

MemoEN

LIFE SCIENCES P1 GR10 QP NOV2019_Eng D.pdf

2019 North West June

Life Sciences GR 10 Question_.pdf

Life Sciences GR 10 MEMO_.pdf

Memo

2019 North West November

NW-GR-10-LFSC-P1-AFR-MEMO-NOV-2019.pdf

Memo

NW-GR-10-LS-P2-ENG-MEMO-NOV-2019.pdf

Memo

NW-GR-10-LFSC-P1-ENG-MEMO-NOV-2019.pdf

Memo

2019 NSC Prelim Exam

LFSC-Sept-QP & Memo-2019-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2019 September Test

LFSC-Sept-QP & Memo-2019-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2018

2018 Eastern Cape November

LIFE SC P1 MEMO GR10 NOV 2018_English.pdf

MemoEN

LIFE SCIENCES P1 NOV2018 ERRATA.pdf

Errata

LIFE SC P1 MEMO GR10 NOV 2018_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

LIFE SCIENCES P2 GR10 MEMO NOV2018_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

LIFE SCIENCES P2 GR10 MEMO NOV2018_English.pdf

MemoEN

LIFE SC P1 QP GR10 NOV 2018_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

LIFE SC P1 QP GR10 NOV 2018_English.pdf

EN

LIFE SCIENCES P2 QP GR10 NOV2018_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

LIFE SCIENCES P2 QP GR10 NOV2018_English.pdf

EN

2018 KwaZulu Natal June

LIFE SCIENCE JUNE-QP and MEMO-4.pdf

QP + Memo

2018 March Test

LFSC-March-QP & Memo-2018-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2018 Mpumalanga National Exemplar Exam (NSC)

LIFE SCIENCES P2 QP GR10 NOV2018_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

LIFE SCIENCES P2 GR10 MEMO NOV2018_English.pdf

MemoEN

LIFE SC P1 MEMO GR10 NOV 2018_English.pdf

Memo

2018 North West June

Life Sciences GR 10 MEMO_.pdf

Memo

Life Sciences GR 10 Question_.pdf

2018 NSC Prelim Exam

LFSC-Sept-QP & Memo-2018-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2018 September Test

LFSC-Sept-QP & Memo-2018-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2017

2017 Eastern Cape November

LIFE SCIENCES P2 GR10 MEMO NOV2017_English.pdf

MemoEN

LIFE SCIENCES P2 GR10 MEMO NOV2017_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

LIFE SCIENCES P2 GR10 QP NOV2017_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

LIFE SCIENCES P2 QP GR10 NOV2017_English.pdf

EN

2017 KwaZulu Natal June

LIFE SCIENCE JUNE-QP-and MEMO-1.pdf

QP + Memo

2017 March Test

LFSC-March-QP & Memo-2017-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2017 North West June

Life Sciences GR 10 Question_.doc

Life Sciences GR 10 MEMO_.docx

Memo

2017 NSC Prelim Exam

LFSC-Sept-QP & Memo-2017-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2017 September Test

LFSC-Sept-QP & Memo-2017-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2016

2016 KwaZulu Natal June

LIFE SCIENCE 2016-JUNE-QP and MEMO-2.pdf

QP + Memo

2016 March Test

LFSC-March-QP & Memo-2016-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2016 NSC Prelim Exam

LFSC-Sept-QP & Memo-2016-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2016 September Test

LFSC-Sept-QP & Memo-2016-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2015

2015 KZN June Exam

LIFE SCIENCE JUNE-2015-QP-and MEMO-2.pdf

QP + Memo

2015 March Test

LFSC-March-QP & Memo-2015-Gr10.pdf

QP + Memo

2012

2012 National Exemplar Exam

Life Sciences P2 GR 10 Exemplar 2012 Afr.pdf

Life Sciences P1 GR 10 Exemplar Eng.pdf

Life Sciences P1 GR 10 Exemplar Afr.pdf

Life Sciences P1 GR 10 Exemplar 2012 Memo Afr.pdf

Memo

Life Sciences P3 GR 10 Exemplar 2012 Eng.pdf

Life Sciences P2 GR 10 Exemplar 2012 Memo Afr.pdf

Memo

Life Sciences P2 GR 10 Exemplar 2012 Memo Eng.pdf

Memo

Life Sciences P3 GR 10 Exemplar 2012 Memo Afr.pdf

Memo

Life Sciences P3 GR 10 Exemplar 2012 Memo Eng.pdf

Memo

Life Sciences P1 GR 10 Exemplar Memo Eng.pdf

Memo

Life Sciences P3 GR 10 Exemplar 2012 Afr.pdf

Life Sciences P2 GR 10 Exemplar 2012 Eng.pdf

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2016

2015

2012

LIFE SCIENCES P2 MEMO GR10 NOV2020_English.pdf

MemoEN

LIFE SCIENCES P2 GR10 NOV.2019_AfrD.pdf

NW-NSC-GR-10-LIFE-SCIENCES-P1-AFR-NOV-2019.pdf

NW-NSC-GR-10-LIFE-SCIENCES-P1-ENG-NOV-2019.pdf

NW-NSC-GR-10-LIFE-SCIENCES-P2-ENG-NOV-2019.pdf

NW-NSC-GR-10-LIFE-SCIENCES-P2-AFR-NOV-2019.pdf

NW-GR-10-LS-P2-AFR-MEMO-NOV-2019.pdf

Memo

EN

LIFE SCIENCES P1 NOV2018 ERRATA.pdf

Errata

LIFE SC P1 QP GR10 NOV 2018_English.pdf

EN