Grade 11 History Past Papers & Memos

Download free official Grade 11 History past exam papers with memorandums from 2015 to present — NSC, trial and provincial papers.

Past Papers

2025

2025 Eastern Cape June Exam

EC-History-Grade-11-June-2025-P2-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

EC-History-Grade-11-June-2025-P1-only.pdf

2025 Eastern Cape November Exam

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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 11 History past papers from 2015 to the most recent NSC release, including trial and preliminary papers where available.

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HISTORY P1 NOVEMBER 2025 ENG QP_watermark.pdf

EN

GRAAD 11 GESKIEDENIS V1 NOVEMBER 2025 NASIENRIGLYN_watermark.pdf

Memo

GRADE 11 HISTORY P1 NOVEMBER 2025 MG_watermark.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P2 MEMO GR11 NOV 2025 AFRIK_watermark.pdf

MemoAF

HISTORY P2 MEMO GR11 NOV 2025 ENG_watermark.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDEN SEPT 2025_AFR FINAL FORMATTED_watermark.pdf

HISTORY P2 QP GR11 NOV 2025 ENG_watermark.pdf

HISTORY P2 QP GR11 NOV 2025 AFR_watermark.pdf

2025 KZN March Test

KZN-History-Grade-11-March-2025-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2024

2024 Eastern Cape November Exam

HISTORY P2 MEMO GR11 NOV 2024 AFR_watermark.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P2 QP GR11 NOV 2024 ENG D_watermark.pdf

EN

HISTORY P1 QP GR11 NOV 2024 AFR D_watermark.pdf

AF

HISTORY P1 MEMO GR11 NOV 2024 ENG_watermark.pdf

Memo

2024 North West June Exam

HISTORY-P2-QP-ENG-JUNE-2024.pdf

EN

NW-11-HISTORY-P1-ADD-ENG-JUNE-2024.pdf

EN

2024 North West November Exam

NW-11-HISTORY-P2-QP-ENG-NOV-2024.pdf

EN

NW-11-HISTORY-P1-QP-ENG-NOV-2024.pdf

EN

2023

2023 Eastern Cape November Exam

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO NOV 2023_English.pdf

MemoEN

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADD NOV2023_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

HISTORY P2 ADDENDUM GR11 NOV2023_Afrikaans.pdf

AddendumAF

HISTORY P2 GR11 ADDENDUM NOV2023_English.pdf

AddendumEN

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV 2023_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADD NOV2023_English.pdf

EN

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2023_English.pdf

EN

HISTORY P2 GR11 MEMO NOV2023_English.pdf

MemoEN

HISTORY P2 GR11 MEMO NOV2023_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV 2023_English.pdf

EN

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO NOV 2023_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2023_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

2022

2022 Eastern Cape November

HISTORY P2 ADDENDUM GR11 NOV2022_English.pdf

AddendumEN

HISTORY P2 ADDENDUM GR11 NOV2022_Afrikaans.pdf

AddendumAF

HISTORY P2 QP GR11 NOV2022_English.pdf

EN

HISTORY P2 MEMO GR11 NOV2022_English.pdf

MemoEN

HISTORY P2 MEMO GR11 NOV2022_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO NOV 2022_English.pdf

MemoEN

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO NOV 2022_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV 2022_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV 2022_English.pdf

AddendumEN

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV2022_Afrikaans.pdf

AddendumAF

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV 2022_English.pdf

EN

HISTORY P2 QP GR11 NOV2022_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

2020

2020 Eastern Cape November

HISTORY P1 GR12 ADDEN NOV2020_English.pdf

AddendumEN

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP ADDEN MEMO NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP ADDEN MEMO NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP ADDEN MEMO NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

AddendumAF

HISTORY P1 GR12 ADDEN NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P2 GR11 ADDENDUM NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P2 GR11 ADDENDUM NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P2 GR11 ADDENDUM NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

AddendumAF

HISTORY P2 GR11 ADDENDUM NOV2020_English.pdf

AddendumEN

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO SEPT 2020 ENG D.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO SEPT 2020_EnglishFinal.pdf

MemoEN

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO SEPT2020 AFR D.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO SEPT2020_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

HISTORY P2 GR11 MEMO NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P2 GR11 MEMO NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P2 GR11 MEMO NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

HISTORY P2 GR11 MEMO NOV2020_English.pdf

MemoEN

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP ADEN MEMO NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2020_English.pdf

EN

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2020_English.pdf

EN

2020 National Exemplar November Exam

History P1 Grade 11 Exemplar 2013 Eng.pdf

History P1 Grade 11 Exemplar 2013 Eng Memo.pdf

Memo

History P1 Grade 11 Exemplar 2013 Afr Memo.pdf

Memo

2019

2019 Eastern Cape November

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO NOV2019_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

HISTORY P2 ADDENDUM GR11 NOV2019_Eng D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P2 QP GR11 NOV 2019_Eng D.pdf

HISTORY P2 QP GR11 NOV 2019_Afr D.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2019_Afr D.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDENDUM NOV2019_Afr D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDENDUM NOV2019_Eng D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P2 ADDENDUM GR11 NOV2019_Afr D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO NOV2019_English.pdf

MemoEN

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2019_Eng D.pdf

HISTORY P2 MEMO GR11 NOV_English.pdf

MemoEN

HISTORY P2 MEMO GR11 NOV_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

2019 North West June

History-GR-11-MEMO_.pdf

Memo

History-GR-11-Paper-_.pdf

History-GR-11-ADDENDUM_.pdf

Addendum

2018

2018 Eastern Cape November

HISTORY P2 ADD GR11 NOV2018_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

HISTORY P2 ADD GR11 NOV2018_English.pdf

EN

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2018_Af D.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2018_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2018_En D.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2018_English.pdf

EN

HISTORY P2 ADD GR11 NOV2018_Afr D.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV2018_Afrikaans.docx.pdf

AddendumAF

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV2018_Afrikaans.pdf

AddendumAF

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV2018_En D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2018_Afr D.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO NOV2018 Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO NOV2018_English.docx.pdf

MemoEN

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2018_English.pdf

EN

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV2018_Af D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV2018_English.pdf

AddendumEN

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2018_Eng D.pdf

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2018_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

HISTORY P2 ADD GR11 NOV2018_Eng D.pdf

2018 North West June

History-GR-11-ADDENDUM_-1.pdf

Addendum

History-GR-11-MEMO_-1.pdf

Memo

History-GR-11-Paper-_-1.pdf

2017

2017 Eastern Cape November

HIST-P1-GR11 QP-ENG- NOV 2017.pdf

HIST-P1-MEMO-ENG-NOV 2017.pdf

Memo

HIST-P1-ADDEN-ENG- NOV 2017.pdf

Addendum

Gesk-V1-ADDEN- NOV 2017 AFRIKAANS.pdf

AddendumAF

HOSPITALITY STUDIES MEMO GR11 NOV ENG.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2017_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

HOSPITALITY STUDIES MEMO GR11 NOV AFR.pdf

Memo

GESKIED-V1-GR11 MEMO-AFR-NOV2017.pdf

Memo

2017 North West June

History GR 11 MEMO_.docx

Memo

History GR 11 ADDENDUM_.docx

Addendum

History GR 11 Paper_.docx

2016

2016 Eastern Cape November

HISTORY P2 GR12 QP NOV2016 Afrikaans.pdf

AF

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2016 English.pdf

EN

Gr11-HIST-P1-N16-QP-Eng.pdf

HISTORY P2 ADDENDUM GR11 NOV2016 English.pdf

AddendumEN

HISTORY P2 GR11 NOV2016 MEMO English.pdf

MemoEN

HISTORY P2 GR11 NOV2016 MEMO Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

Gr11-HIST-P1-N16-MEMO-Eng.pdf

Memo

Gr11-HIST-P1-N16-memo-Afr.pdf

Memo

Gr11-HIST-P1-N16-ANNx-Afr.pdf

Gr11-HIST-P1-N16-QP-Afr.pdf

HISTORY P2 GR12 ADDENDUM NOV2016 Afrikaans.pdf

AddendumAF

Gr11-HIST-P1-N16-ANNx-Eng.pdf

2015

2015 Eastern Cape November

HISTORY P2 GR11 NOV2015 MEMO (Afr).pdf

Memo

Gr11-hist-P1-N15-MEMO-Eng.pdf

Memo

Gr11-hist-P1-N15-ADD-Afr.pdf

Gr11-hist-P1-N15-MEMO-Afr.pdf

Memo

Gr11-hist-P1-N15-ADD-Eng.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP AFR NOV2015.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP ENG NOV2015.pdf

HISTORY P2 ADD GR11 NOV2015 (Engl).pdf

HISTORY P2 ADD GR11 NOV2015(Afr).pdf

HISTORY P2 GR11 NOV2015 QP(Engl).pdf

HISTORY P2 GR11 NOV2015 QP(Afr).pdf

HISTORY P2 GR11 NOV MEMO (Engl).pdf

Memo

2014

2014 Eastern Cape November

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2014 ENG.pdf

HIST P1 GR11 MEMO NOV2014 AFR.pdf

Memo

HIST P1 GR11 MEMO NOV2014 ENG.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P2 GR11 MEMO NOV 2014 AFR.pdf

Memo

HIST P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV2014 ENG.pdf

Addendum

HIST P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV2014 AFR.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P2 ADD GR11 NOV2014 AFR.pdf

HIST P1 GR11 QP NOV2014 ENG.pdf

HIST P1 GR11 QP NOV2014 AFR.pdf

HISTORY P2 ADD GR11 NOV2014 ENG.pdf

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2014 AFR.pdf

HISTORY P2 GR11 NOV2014 MEMO ENG.pdf

Memo

2013

2013 Eastern Cape November

HIST P2 QP ENG GR11 NOV2013-.pdf

HIST P2 QP AFR GR11 NOV2013-.pdf

HIST P2 GR11 NOV2013-QP-Afr.pdf

HIST P2 MEMO AFR GR11 NOV2013-.pdf

Memo

HIST P2 GR11 NOV2013-MEMO-Eng.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P1 ADDENDM GR11 2013 ENG.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P1 GR11 2013 MEMO AFR.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P1 GR11 2013 MEMO ENG.pdf

Memo

HIST P2 ADDEND AFR GR11 NOV2013.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P1 QP GR11 2013 ENG.pdf

HISTORY P1 QP GR11 2013 AFR.pdf

HISTORY P1 ADDENDM GR11 2013 AFR.pdf

Addendum

HIST P2 ADDEND ENG GR11 NOV2013.pdf

Addendum

2013 National Exemplar November Exam

HISTORY P2 GR11 ADDENDUM NOV2020_English.pdf

AddendumEN

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP ADDEN MEMO NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

Addendum

2012

2012 Eastern Cape November

HIST-P1-N12-QP-Afr.pdf

HIST-P1-N12-QP-Eng.pdf

HIST-P2 QP GR11 2012 ENG.pdf

GESKIED-V2 QP GR11 2012 AFR.pdf

HIST-P1-N12-ADD-Afr.pdf

HIST-P2-GR11 2012-MEMO-Eng.pdf

Memo

HIST-P1-N12-MEMO-Afr.pdf

Memo

HIST-P1-N12-MEMO-Eng.pdf

Memo

GESKIED-V2-GR11 2012-MEMO-AFR.pdf

Memo

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History P1 Grade 11 Exemplar 2013 Afr Addendum.pdf

Addendum

History P1 Grade 11 Exemplar 2013 Eng Addendum.pdf

Addendum

History P1 Grade 11 Exemplar 2013 Afr.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP ADDEN MEMO NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP ADDEN MEMO NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP ADEN MEMO NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2020_English.pdf

EN

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2020_English.pdf

EN

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

AF

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 QP NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

HISTORY P1 GR11 ADDEN NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

AddendumAF

HISTORY P1 GR12 ADDEN NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P1 GR12 ADDEN NOV2020_English.pdf

AddendumEN

HISTORY P2 GR11 ADDENDUM NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P2 GR11 ADDENDUM NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

Addendum

HISTORY P2 GR11 ADDENDUM NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

AddendumAF

HISTORY P2 GR11 MEMO NOV2020_English.pdf

MemoEN

HISTORY P2 GR11 MEMO NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

HISTORY P2 GR11 MEMO NOV2020 ENG D.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P2 GR11 MEMO NOV2020 AFR D.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO SEPT2020_Afrikaans.pdf

MemoAF

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO SEPT2020 AFR D.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO SEPT 2020_EnglishFinal.pdf

MemoEN

HISTORY P1 GR11 MEMO SEPT 2020 ENG D.pdf

Memo

HISTORY P2 GR11 QP NOV2020_Afrikaans.pdf

AF