DBE · Grade 12
Grade 12 Mathematics is two different exams
Paper 1 and Paper 2 test entirely different topics. Here is where all 300 marks sit — so when time is short, you know which one to open.
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Paper 1
150 marksTrigonometry, Geometry and 2 more aren't in this paper — they're Paper 2 only.
Paper 2
150 marksFunctions, Calculus and 4 more aren't in this paper — they're Paper 1 only.
Paper 2 is the tighter exam — Trigonometry, Geometry and Analytical Geometry carry 130 of its 150 marks. Paper 1 spreads across 6 topics, so no single one can sink you.
Mark allocations from CAPS FET Mathematics + Siyavula Everything Maths textbooks. Last checked 2026-02-24.
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