Download Grade 10 Mathematics past papers and memos
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2025
September 2025Term 3
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
2024
- Paper 1North West
- Paper 2North West
- Paper 1Free State
- Paper 1Gauteng
- Paper 1North West
- Paper 2Gauteng
- Paper 2KwaZulu-Natal
- Paper 2North West
2023
November 2023Term 4
- Paper 1Gauteng
- Paper 2Gauteng
May/June 2023Term 2
- Paper 1Gauteng
- Paper 2Gauteng
2022
November 2022Term 4
- Paper 1Gauteng
- Paper 2Gauteng
May/June 2022Term 2
- Paper 1Gauteng
- Paper 2Gauteng
Feb/March 2022Term 1
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
2021
November 2021Term 4
- Paper 1Gauteng
- Paper 2Gauteng
May/June 2021Term 2
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
2020
- Paper 1Eastern Cape
- Paper 2Eastern Cape
Feb/March 2020Term 1
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
2019
- Paper 1National
- Paper 2National
- Paper 2Gauteng
September 2019Term 3
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
- Paper 1Gauteng
- Paper 1KwaZulu-Natal
- Paper 1North West
- Paper 2Gauteng
- Paper 2KwaZulu-Natal
- Paper 2North West
Feb/March 2019Term 1
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
2018
- Paper 1National
- Paper 2National
September 2018Term 3
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
- Paper 1Gauteng
- Paper 1North West
- Paper 2Gauteng
- Paper 2North West
Feb/March 2018Term 1
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
2017
- Paper 1National
- Paper 1Eastern Cape
- Paper 2National
- Paper 2Eastern Cape
September 2017Term 3
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
- Paper 1Gauteng
- Paper 2Gauteng
Feb/March 2017Term 1
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
2016
- Paper 1National
- Paper 2National
September 2016Term 3
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
- Paper 1Gauteng
- Paper 2Gauteng
Feb/March 2016Term 1
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
2015
- Paper 1National
- Paper 1Eastern Cape
- Paper 2National
- Paper 2Eastern Cape
September 2015Term 3
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
May/June 2015Term 2
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
Feb/March 2015Term 1
- Question paperKwaZulu-Natal
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What is in Grade 10 Mathematics Paper 1 and Paper 2
What each paper should cover, and what each topic is worth.
From the CAPS curriculum document for Mathematics. Grade 10 papers are set by your school or your province rather than nationally, and CAPS calls these a suggested weighting, so treat it as what a paper should look like rather than a promise about the one you downloaded.
A ± means it is the weighting the examiners work towards rather than a fixed part of the paper, so a sitting lands a few marks either side of it.
Paper 1
100 marks, 2 hours
- Algebra and equations (and inequalities)
- ±30 marks
- Functions and graphs
- ±30 marks
- Patterns and sequences
- ±15 marks
- Probability
- ±15 marks
- Finance and growth
- ±10 marks
Paper 2
100 marks, 2 hours
- Trigonometry
- ±40 marks
- Euclidean geometry and measurement
- ±30 marks
- Analytical geometry
- ±15 marks
- Statistics
- ±15 marks
Learn these well. They cost matrics marks.
Every year the Department checks what matrics got wrong. In Mathematics the same problem comes up: matrics lost marks on Grade 10 work. You are in Grade 10 now, so you still have time.
You learn this in Grade 10
What went wrong in matric
Algebra and exponents
In matric: Matrics could not simplify expressions. They lost marks in all of Paper 1.
Trigonometry
In matric: Matrics could not remember the basic rules, so they lost the easy marks.
Geometry: shapes and their properties
In matric: Matrics could not finish the proofs, because they did not know the shapes well.
Word problems
In matric: Matrics could read the question but could not write it as a sum.
A past paper shows you the topic. It cannot show you which part of it you are weak at. The app breaks each topic into small skills, shows you how well you know each one, and tells you which to fix first.
Topics from the Department of Basic Education's 2025 NSC Diagnostic Report, matched to the grade CAPS teaches them in.
Grade 10 Mathematics past paper questions
Where can I download Grade 10 Mathematics past papers and memos?
On this page. There are 67 Grade 10 Mathematics past papers here, from 2015 to 2025, 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 Mathematics papers from?
The Department of Basic Education, the Eastern Cape, the Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal 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 Mathematics 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.
What topics are in Grade 10 Mathematics Paper 1?
Paper 1 is out of 100 marks and you get 2 hours to write it. It covers 5 areas: Algebra and equations (and inequalities); Functions and graphs; Patterns and sequences; Probability; Finance and growth. The marks for each one are set out above.
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 2025 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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