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Grade 10 Accounting past papers and memos

Download all 51 Grade 10 Accounting past papers and memos as free PDFs, 2015 to 2024, set by the Department of Basic Education and the provinces. The question papers and memos for every term we hold.

Papers
51
Years
2015 to 2024
Exams
November (Term 4), September (Term 3), May/June (Term 2), Feb/March (Term 1)
Format
Free PDF, with memos

Download Grade 10 Accounting past papers and memos

Newest first. The memo sits on the same row as the paper it belongs to, so you do not have to go looking for it. Last updated .

2024

2023

September 2023Term 3

2022

May/June 2022Term 2

Feb/March 2022Term 1

2021

May/June 2021Term 2

2020

Feb/March 2020Term 1

2019

September 2019Term 3

Feb/March 2019Term 1

2018

September 2018Term 3

Feb/March 2018Term 1

2017

Feb/March 2017Term 1

2016

September 2016Term 3

Feb/March 2016Term 1

2015

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Every year the Department checks what matrics got wrong. In Accounting the same problem comes up: matrics lost marks on Grade 10 work. You are in Grade 10 now, so you still have time.

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    In matric: Matrics got financial statements wrong because the maths inside them was wrong.

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Topics from the Department of Basic Education's 2025 NSC Diagnostic Report, matched to the grade CAPS teaches them in.

Grade 10 Accounting past paper questions

Where can I download Grade 10 Accounting past papers and memos?

On this page. There are 51 Grade 10 Accounting past papers here, from 2015 to 2024, and they come with their memos. Some people call them exam papers or previous question papers. They are the same thing. Every one is a free PDF and none of them ask you to sign up.

Do the papers come with memos?

Yes. The memo, which is the marking guideline the examiners use, sits on the same row as the paper it belongs to, so you download the two together rather than hunting for them separately.

Which provinces are these Accounting papers from?

The Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and North West. Every paper here was set by an education department. Some departments put their papers online, and we take those from the department. Others do not, so we find their papers elsewhere and check each one against its cover before we add it. If you cannot find your province, a national paper is set to the same CAPS curriculum and is just as good to practise on.

Which term are these Accounting papers from?

Every term the department published one for. Term 4 is the November exams, Term 3 is the September exams, Term 2 is the May/June exams, Term 1 is the Feb/March exams. Each paper in the list is labelled both ways, so it does not matter whether your school talks in terms or in months.

Are these IEB papers?

No. These are NSC papers, set by the Department of Basic Education and the provinces for the government curriculum, CAPS. If you are at an IEB school the content overlaps a great deal, but the papers are set separately and are not on this page.

Which paper should I start with?

The newest one. Start with 2024 and work backwards. The examiners who set the most recent papers are the ones setting yours, and how they word a question matters as much as what it is about.

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