Grade 12 English Hl Past Papers & Memos

Download free official Grade 12 English Hl past exam papers with memorandums from 2015 to present — NSC, trial and provincial papers.

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2025

2025 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

ENGLISH HL P2 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2025_watermark.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P1 QP GR12 SEPT 2025_watermark.pdf

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Grade 12 English Hl past papers from 2015 to the most recent NSC release, including trial and preliminary papers where available.

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ENGLISH HL P3 GR12 QP SEPTEMBER 2025_watermark.pdf

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ENGHL P3 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2025_watermark.pdf

Memo

ENGLISH HL P2 QP GR12 SEPT 2025_watermark.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P1 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2025_watermark.pdf

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2025 Gauteng June Exam

English P1 (HL) June 2025 Question Paper.pdf

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English P1 (HL) June 2025 Possible Answers.pdf

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2025 KZN Mock Exam

English-Grade-12-NSC-HL-P3-MEMO-September-2025-KZN.pdf

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English-Grade-12-NSC-HL-P2-QP-September-2025-KZN.pdf

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English-Grade-12-NSC-HL-P1-QP-September-2025-KZN.pdf

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English-Grade-12-NSC-HL-P1-MEMO-September-2025-KZN.pdf

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English-Grade-12-NSC-HL-P3-QP-September-2025-KZN.pdf

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2025 NSC June Exam

English HL P2 May-June 2025.pdf

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English HL P3 May-June 2025 MG.pdf

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English HL P2 May-June 2025 MG.pdf

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English HL P1 May-June 2025.pdf

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English HL P1 May-June 2025 MG.pdf

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English HL P3 May-June 2025.pdf

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2024

2024 Eastern Cape Prelim Exam

ENGLISH HL P3 GR12 QP SEPT 2024.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P3 GR12 MEMO SEPT 2024.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P2 GR12 MEMO SEPT2024.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P1 Gr12 MEMO SEPT2024.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P1 Gr12 QP SEPT2024.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P2 GR12 QP SEPT2024.pdf

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November 2024 NSC

English HL P1 Nov 2024.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2024.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2024.pdf

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November 2024 NSC MG

English HL P1 Nov 2024 MG.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2024 MG.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2024 MG.pdf

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2023

2023 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

ENGHL P3 GR12 MEMO SEPTEMBER 2023.pdf

Memo

ENGLISH HL P3 GR12 QP SEPTEMBER 2023.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P2 QP GR12 SEPT 2023.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P1 QP SEPT2023 (Final 12 July (1).pdf

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ENGLISH HL P1 MEMO SEPT2023.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P2 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2023.pdf

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2023 NSC June Exam

English HL P3 May-June 2023 MG.pdf

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English HL P2 May-June 2023.pdf

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English HL P2 May-June 2023 MG.pdf

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2023 NSC November Exam

English HL P3 Nov 2023.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2023.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2023 MG.pdf

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2022

2022 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

ENGLISH HL P2 QP GR12 SEPT 2022.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P3 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2022.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P1 GR12 MEMO SEPT2022.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P1 GR12 QP SEPT2022.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P3 GR12 QP SEPT2022.pdf

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2022 KZN March

EHL-March-2022-Gr12-QP-and-Memo.pdf

QP + Memo

2022 NSC June Exam

English HL P1 May June 2022 MG.pdf

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English HL P3 May June 2022.pdf

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English HL P3 May June 2022 MG.pdf

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2022 NSC November Exam

English HL P3 Nov 2022.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2022.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2022 MG.pdf

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2021

2021 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

ENGHL P3 GR12 MEMO SEPT 2021.pdf

Memo

ENGlish HL P1 GR12 QP SEPT2021.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P2 QP GR12 SEPT 2021.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P3 QP GR12 SEPT2021.pdf

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ENGHL P1 GR12 MEMO SEPT2021.pdf

Memo

2021 NSC June Exam

English HL P2 May June 2021 MG.pdf

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English HL P1 May June 2021.pdf

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English HL P1 May June 2021 MG.pdf

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2021 NSC November Exam

English HL P3 Nov 2021 MG.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2021.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2021.pdf

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2020

2020 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

ENGLISH HL P3 GR 12 QP SEPT 2020.pdf

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ENGLISH P1 GR 12 QP SEPT2020.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P2 GR12 QP SEPT2020 (Signing off 27 July).pdf

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ENGLISH HL P3 GR 12 MEMO SEPT2020.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P2 GR12 MEMO SEPT2020 (Signing off 27 July).pdf

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ENGLISH HL P1 GR 12 MEMO SEPT2020.pdf

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2020 NSC November Exam

English HL P2 Nov 2020.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2020.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2020 Memo.pdf

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2019

2019 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

ENGLISH HL P1 QP SEPT 2019.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P3 GR12 QP SEPT 2019.pdf

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ENGHL P2 GR12 MEMO SEPT2019.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P3 GR12 MEMO SEPT 2019.pdf

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ENGHL P2 GR12 QP SEPT2019.pdf

ENGLISH HL P1 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2019.pdf

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2019 North West Mock Exam

NW ENG HL P1 MEMO SEPTEMBER 2019.pdf

Memo

NW ENG HL P1 SEPTEMBER 2019.pdf

NW ENGLISH HL P2 SEPTEMBER 2019.pdf

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2019 NSC June Exam

English HL P3 May June 2019.pdf

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English HL P2 May June 2019.pdf

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English HL P2 May June 2019 Memo.pdf

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2019 NSC November Exam

English HL P1 Nov 2019 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2019.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2019 Memo.pdf

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2018

2018 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

ENGLISH HL P1 QP GR12 SEPT 2018 R.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P1 QP GR12 SEPT 2018 R1.pdf

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ENGLISH HL P1 QP GR12 SEPT 2018 D.pdf

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English HL P1 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 Memo.pdf

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ENGHL P2 GR12 QP SEPT2018 D.pdf

ENG HL P3.pdf

ENGHL P2 GR12 MEMO SEPT2018.pdf

Memo

ENGLISH HL P1 QP GR12 SEPT 2018.pdf

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2018 KZN March

ENG-March-QP-ONLY-2018.pdf

2018 NSC June Exam

English HL P1 May June 2018 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 May June 2018.pdf

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English HL P2 May June 2018 Memo.pdf

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2018 NSC November Exam

English HL P2 Nov 2018 FINAL Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2018 FINAL Memo..pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2018 FINAL Memo.pdf

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2018 NSC Supplementary Exam

English HL P3 Feb March 2018 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Feb March 2018.pdf

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English HL P2 Feb March 2018.pdf

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2017

2017 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

ENGLISH HL P1 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2017.pdf

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ENGHL P3 GR12 QP ENG SEPT2017.pdf

ENGLISH HL P1 QP GR12 SEPT 2017.pdf

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Gr12 ENGHL P2 SEPT2017 QP.pdf

ENGHL P3 GR12 MEMO ENG SEPT2017.pdf

Memo

Gr12 ENGHL P2 SEPT2017 memo.pdf

Memo

2017 KZN March

ENG-March-QP-ONLY-2017.pdf

2017 NSC June Exam

English HL P1 May June 2017 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 May June 2017 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 May June 2017.pdf

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2017 NSC November Exam

English HL P2 Nov 2017 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2017 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2017 Memo.pdf

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2017 NSC Supplementary Exam

English HL P3 Feb March 2017 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Feb March 2017.pdf

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English HL P2 Feb March 2017.pdf

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2016

2016 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

English HL P3.pdf

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English HL P3 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1.pdf

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English HL P2.pdf

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2016 NSC June Exam

English HL P3 May June 2016 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 May June 2016.pdf

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English HL P1 May June 2016 Memo.pdf

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2016 NSC November Exam

English HL P3 Nov 2016 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2016.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2016 Memo.pdf

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2016 NSC Supplementary Exam

English HL P1 Feb March 2016.pdf

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English HL P1 Feb March 2016 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 Feb March 2016 Memo.pdf

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2015

2015 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

ENGHL P2 SEPT2015 QP Eng.pdf

ENGHL P1 GR12 MEMO SEP2015.pdf

Memo

ENGHL P2 SEPT2015 MEMO Eng.pdf

Memo

ENGHL P3 GR12 MEMO SEPT 2015.pdf

Memo

ENGHL P1 GR12 QP SEP2015.pdf

ENGHL P3 GR12 QP ENG SEPT 2015.pdf

2015 NSC June Exam

English HL P1 June July 2015 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 June July 2015 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 June July 2015 Memo.pdf

Memo

2015 NSC November Exam

English HL P1 Nov 2015.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2015 (R).pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2015.pdf

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2014

2014 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

ENGHL P3 GR12 QP ENG SEPT 2014.pdf

ENGHL P2 QP GR12 SEPT2014.pdf

ENGHL P1 GR12 QP SEP2014 FINAL.pdf

ENGHL P1 GR12 MEMO SEP2014 FINAL.pdf

Memo

ENGHL P2 GR12 SEPT2014 MEMO.pdf

Memo

ENGHL P3 GR12 MEMO SEPT 2014.pdf

Memo

2014 NSC June

English 1st Language P3 (SG) (English) June 2014 QP.pdf

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English 1st Language P3 (HG) (English) June 2014 QP.pdf

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English 1st Language P2 (SG) (English) June 2014 QP.pdf

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2014 NSC November Exam

English HL P1 Nov 2014 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2014 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2014 Memo.pdf

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2014 NSC Supplementary

English HL P3 Feb-March 2014.pdf

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English HL P2 Feb-March 2014.pdf

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English HL P1 Feb-March 2014.pdf

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2013

2013 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

Gr12 ENGHL P1 S13 QP Eng.pdf

Gr12 ENGHL P1 S13 MEMO Eng.pdf

Memo

Gr12 ENGHL P2 S13 MEMO Eng.pdf

Memo

Gr12 ENGHL P3 S13 MEMO Eng.pdf

Memo

Gr12 ENGHL P3 S13 QP Eng.pdf

Gr12 ENGHL P2 S13 QP Eng.pdf

2013 NSC June

English P2 FAL SG 2013 Memo.pdf

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English P1 (FL) SG 2013 QP.pdf

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English P2 FL HG 2013 QP.pdf

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2013 NSC November Exam

English HL P2 Nov 2013 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2013 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2013.pdf

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2012

2012 Eastern Cape Mock Exam

ENGHL P2 GR12 MEMO ENG 2012.pdf

Memo

ENGHL P3 MEMO ENG.pdf

Memo

ENGHL P1 MEMO SEP 2012.pdf

Memo

ENGHL P3 QP ENG NOV 2012.pdf

ENGHL P2 GR12 QP ENG 2012.pdf

ENGHL P1 QP SEP 2012.pdf

2012 NSC June

English P3 (L1) (SG) June 2012 QP.pdf

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English P3 (HG) June 2012 Memo.pdf

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English P2 (HG) June 2012 Possible Answer.pdf

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2012 NSC November Exam

English HL P2 Nov 2012 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2012.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2012.pdf

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2012 NSC Supplementary

English HL P1 Feb-March 2012.pdf

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English HL P1 Feb-March 2012 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 March 2013 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 May-June 2023.pdf

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English HL P1 May-June 2023 MG.pdf

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English HL P3 May-June 2023.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2023.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2023 MG.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2023 MG.pdf

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English HL P2 May June 2022.pdf

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English HL P2 May June 2022 MG.pdf

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English HL P1 May June 2022.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2022 MG.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2022.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2022 MG.pdf

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English HL P3 May June 2021 MG.pdf

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English HL P3 May June 2021.pdf

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English HL P2 May June 2021.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2021 MG.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2021.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2021 MG.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2020 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2020 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2020.pdf

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NW ENG HL P2 MEMO SEPTEMBER 2019.pdf

Memo

English HL P1 May June 2019.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2019 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2019.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2019.pdf

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English HL P2 May June 2018.pdf

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English HL P3 May June 2018 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 May June 2018.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2018.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2018.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2018.pdf

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English HL P3 Feb March 2018.pdf

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English HL P1 Feb March 2018 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 Feb March 2018 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 May June 2017.pdf

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English HL P1 May June 2017.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2017.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2017.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2017.pdf

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English HL P3 Feb March 2017.pdf

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English HL P1 Feb March 2017 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 Feb March 2017 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 May June 2016 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 May June 2016.pdf

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English HL P3 May June 2016.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2016 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2016.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2016.pdf

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English HL P3 Feb March 2016 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 Feb March 2016.pdf

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English HL P2 Feb March 2016.pdf

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English HL P1 June July 2015.pdf

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English HL P2 June July 2015.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2015 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2015 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2015 Memo.pdf

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English 1st Language P2 (HG) (English) June 2014 QP.pdf

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English 1st Language P1 (SG) (English) June 2014 QP.pdf

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English 1st Language P1 (HG) (English) June 2014 QP.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2014.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2014.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2014.pdf

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English HL P3 Feb-March 2014 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 Feb-March 2014 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Feb-March 2014 Memo.pdf

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English P2 FL SG 2013 QP.pdf

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English P3 FL HG 2013 QP.pdf

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English P3 FL SG 2013 QP.pdf

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English P3 FAL SG 2013 Memo.pdf

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English P3 FAL HG 2013 Memo.pdf

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English P2 FAL HG 2013 Memo.pdf

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English P1 FAL SG 2013 Memo.pdf

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English P1 FAL HG 2013 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2013.pdf

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English HL P2 Nov 2013.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2013 Memo.pdf

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English P2 (L1) (HG) June 2012 QP.pdf

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English P1 (L1) (SG) June 2012 QP.pdf

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English P1 (L1) (HG) June 2012 QP.pdf

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English P2 (HG) June 2012 Memo.pdf

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English P2 (L1) (SG) June 2012 QP.pdf

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English P1 (HG) June 2012 Memo.pdf

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English P1 (SG) (FAL) June 2012 Memo.pdf

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English P3 (L1) (HG) June 2012 QP.pdf

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English P1 (SG) June 2012 Memo.pdf

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English P1 (HG) (FAL) June 2012 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2012.pdf

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English HL P3 Nov 2012 Memo.pdf

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English HL P1 Nov 2012 Memo.pdf

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English HL P2 March 2013 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 Feb-March 2012 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 March 2013 Memo.pdf

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English HL P3 March 2013.pdf

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English HL P3 Feb-March 2012.pdf

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English HL P2 March 2013.pdf

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English HL P2 Feb-March 2012.pdf

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English HL P1 March 2013.pdf

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