Grade 11 past papers

Grade 11 Mathematics past papers and memos

Download all 64 Grade 11 Mathematics past papers and memos as free PDFs, 2013 to 2025, straight from the departments that set them.

Papers
64
Years
2013 to 2025
Exams
November (Term 4), May/June (Term 2)
Format
Free PDF, with memos

Download Grade 11 Mathematics past papers and memos

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What is in Grade 11 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 11 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

150 marks, 3 hours

Algebra and equations (and inequalities)
±45 marks
Functions and graphs
±45 marks
Patterns and sequences
±25 marks
Probability
±20 marks
Finance, growth and decay
±15 marks

Paper 2

150 marks, 3 hours

Trigonometry
±50 marks
Euclidean geometry and measurement
±50 marks
Analytical geometry
±30 marks
Statistics
±20 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 11 work. You are in Grade 11 now, so you still have time.

  • Exponents, equations and inequalities

    In matric: Matrics used the wrong exponent rules. They treated inequalities like equations.

  • Trigonometry

    In matric: The report says matrics needed their Grade 10 and 11 trigonometry and did not have it.

  • Geometry proofs

    In matric: The matric questions build on this year. Matrics who were weak here lost the proofs.

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.

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

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