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Download 80 free Design Grade 12 past papers and memos from 2017 to 2026. This page has 41 question papers, 29 memos and 10 extra resources, all in PDF. Everything is sorted by year and term: Term 1 March tests, Term 2 June exams and Term 4 November (Nov) finals. We also have the Feb/March supplementary papers. The collection includes the national DBE (NSC) exams.

You will find Paper 1 (P1) and Paper 2 (P2), in English and Afrikaans. The most recent papers are from 2026 (Term 2 and Other). Use the filters below to show a single term, only memos or one paper, or search for something like "design grade 12 nov 2026 p1 memo".

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2026 Design Grade 12 Past Papers and Memos

3 PDFs · Term 2 and Other

Term 2: May/June exam 2026

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  1. Term 2 May/June 2026 Paper 12 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2026 Paper 1 Question Paper

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2026 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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2025 Design Grade 12 Past Papers and Memos

9 PDFs · Term 4, Term 2 and Other

Term 4: November exam 2025

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  1. Term 4 November 2025 Paper 14 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2025 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2025 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2025 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2025 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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Term 2: May/June exam 2025

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  1. Term 2 May/June 2025 Paper 14 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 1 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2025 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2025 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2025 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2025 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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2024 Design Grade 12 Past Papers and Memos

14 PDFs · Term 4 and Term 2

Term 4: November exam 2024

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  1. Term 4 November 2024 Paper 14 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2024 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2024 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2024 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2024 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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  6. Term 4 November 2024 Paper 22 files · 100 marksTerm page
  7. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2024 Paper 2 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  8. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2024 Paper 2 Question Paper (English)

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Term 2: May/June exam and November exam 2024

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  1. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2024 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  2. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2024 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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  3. Term 4 November 2024 Paper 14 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  4. Design Grade 12 Term 2 November 2024 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Term 2 November 2024 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  6. Design Grade 12 Term 2 November 2024 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  7. Design Grade 12 Term 2 November 2024 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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  8. Term 4 November 2024 Paper 22 files · 100 marksTerm page
  9. Design Grade 12 Term 2 November 2024 Paper 2 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  10. Design Grade 12 Term 2 November 2024 Paper 2 Question Paper (English)

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2023 Design Grade 12 Past Papers and Memos

12 PDFs · Term 4, Term 2 and Other

Term 4: November exam 2023

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  1. Term 4 November 2023 Paper 14 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2023 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2023 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2023 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2023 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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  6. Term 4 November 2023 Paper 22 files · 100 marksTerm page
  7. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2023 Paper 2 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  8. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2023 Paper 2 Question Paper (English)

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Term 2: May/June exam 2023

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  1. Term 2 May/June 2023 Paper 14 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2023 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2023 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2023 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2023 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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  2. Design Grade 12 Task 2023 Task (English)

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2022 Design Grade 12 Past Papers and Memos

8 PDFs · Term 4, Term 2 and Other

Term 4: November exam 2022

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  1. Term 4 November 2022 Paper 13 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2022 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2022 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2022 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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Term 2: May/June exam 2022

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  1. Term 2 May/June 2022 Paper 14 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2022 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2022 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2022 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2022 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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  1. Design Grade 12 Task 2022 Task (Afrikaans)

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2021 Design Grade 12 Past Papers and Memos

14 PDFs · Term 4, Term 2 and Other

Term 4: November exam 2021

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  1. Term 4 November 2021 Paper 13 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2021 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2021 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2021 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  5. Term 4 November 2021 Paper 22 files · 100 marksTerm page
  6. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2021 Paper 2 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  7. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2021 Paper 2 Question Paper (English)

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Term 2: May/June exam 2021

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  1. Term 2 May/June 2021 Paper 14 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2021 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2021 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2021 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2021 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Task 2021 Task (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Task 2021 Task (English)

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2020 Design Grade 12 Past Papers and Memos

6 PDFs · Term 4

Term 4: November exam 2020

All Term 4 papers and study material →
  1. Term 4 November 2020 Paper 14 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2020 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2020 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2020 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2020 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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  6. Term 4 November 2020 Paper 22 files · 100 marksTerm page
  7. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2020 Paper 2 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  8. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2020 Paper 2 Question Paper (English)

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2018 Design Grade 12 Past Papers and Memos

10 PDFs · Term 4 and Term 2

Term 4: November exam 2018

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  1. Term 4 November 2018 Paper 14 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2018 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2018 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2018 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2018 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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  6. Term 4 November 2018 Paper 22 files · 100 marksTerm page
  7. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2018 Paper 2 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  8. Design Grade 12 Term 4 November 2018 Paper 2 Question Paper (English)

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Term 2: May/June exam 2018

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  1. Term 2 May/June 2018 Paper 14 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2018 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2018 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2018 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Term 2 May/June 2018 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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2017 Design Grade 12 Past Papers and Memos

4 PDFs · Feb/March

Feb/March 2017 supplementary exam papers

All Term 1 papers and study material →
  1. Term 1 Feb/March Supplementary 2017 Paper 14 files · 100 marks · 3 hours · 6 questionsTerm page
  2. Design Grade 12 Feb/March Supplementary 2017 Paper 1 Question Paper (Afrikaans)

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  3. Design Grade 12 Feb/March Supplementary 2017 Paper 1 Question Paper (English)

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  4. Design Grade 12 Feb/March Supplementary 2017 Paper 1 Memo (Afrikaans)

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  5. Design Grade 12 Feb/March Supplementary 2017 Paper 1 Memo (English)

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Questions About Design Grade 12 Past Papers

Where can I download Design Grade 12 past papers and memos as PDF?

On this page. There are 80 free PDFs from 2017 to 2026, sorted by year and term. Click any file title or the download button to open the PDF. No sign-up is needed.

Is the Design Grade 12 November 2025 memo available?

Yes. We have 2 November 2025 question papers and 2 memos for Design Grade 12. Open the 2025 section and choose Term 4 to see them.

Which terms are covered for Design Grade 12?

Papers are available for Term 1 (4), Term 2 (30) and Term 4 (36). Use the term buttons above the list to show one term at a time.

Are the Design Grade 12 Feb/March supplementary papers included?

Yes. The supplementary papers written in February and March are listed under Term 1 of the year they were written.

How should I use the Design memos?

Write the question paper first under exam conditions, then mark it yourself with the memo. Note where you lost marks and revise those topics before your next test.

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