Latest Western Cape papers
The most recent papers this department set, with their memos. Last updated .
2026
Feb/March 2026Term 1
- Question paperWestern Cape
May/June 2026Term 2
- Paper 1Western Cape
- Paper 2Western Cape
September 2026Term 3
- Paper 1Western Cape
- Paper 2Western Cape
2025
September 2025Term 3
- Paper 1Western Cape
Western Cape papers by exam
Every subject for one exam on one page. The number is how many of the papers on that page Western Cape set.
What Western Cape has published
Every subject we hold Western Cape papers for. The subject pages carry the full archive, including the national papers and the other provinces, so you can practise the same paper more than one way.
Grade 12
Western Cape past paper questions
Where can I get Western Cape past papers?
On this page. There are 25 Western Cape papers here, 2019 to 2026, free to download as PDFs with their memos. They were set by the Western Cape Department of Education for the schools it runs.
Where do I find Western Cape papers for my subject?
The list above shows every subject we hold Western Cape papers for and how many there are. Tap a subject to open its full archive, which carries the Western Cape papers alongside the national ones and the other provinces, so you can work through more than one version of the same paper.
Which exams does Western Cape set?
The ones here are September (Term 3), Feb/March (Term 1), May/June (Term 2). A province sets the papers its own schools write through the year, including the September preparatory exams that Grade 12 writes as a rehearsal for the finals.
Can I use Western Cape papers if I am in another province?
Yes. Every province teaches the same CAPS curriculum and every matric writes the same national paper in November, so a Western Cape paper tests the same content yours will. It is worth writing whichever papers you can get, and we do not hold papers for every province because not every department publishes them online.
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