This page includes Life Sciences Grade 12 past papers and memos.
Here are the Life Sciences Grade 12 exam question paper structures. LS has Paper 1 and Paper 2, each written on different dates and containing 150 marks each. Both papers cover work from all terms.
Paper 1 Exam Question Structure:
| Term and Topic | Weighting (%) | Marks |
| Term 1: Reproduction in Vertebrates | 5% | 8 |
| Term 1: Human Reproduction | 27% | 41 |
| Term 2: Responding to the environment (humans) | 36% | 54 |
| Term 3: Responding to the Environment (plants) | 9% | 13 |
| Term 2 and 3: Endocrine and Homeostasis (humans) | 23% | 34 |
| TOTAL | 100% | 150 |
Paper 2 Exam Question Structure:
| Term and Topic | Weighting (%) | Marks |
| Term 1: DNA: Code of Life | 18% | 27 |
| Term 1: Meiosis | 14% | 21 |
| Term 1 and 2: Genetics and Inheritance | 32% | 48 |
| Term 3: Evolution | 36% | 54 |
| TOTAL | 100% | 150 |
Life Sciences Grade 12 Papers
Papers organised by terms and years within Google Drive folders:
2027
| Term | Download Links |
| Term 1 (March/April) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 2 (May/June) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 3 (August/September) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 4 (November) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
2026
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| Term 3 (August/September) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 4 (November) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
2025
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| Term 2 (May/June) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 3 (August/September) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 4 (November) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
2024
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| Term 3 (August/September) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 4 (November) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
2023
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| Term 3 (August/September) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 4 (November) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
2022
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| Term 3 (August/September) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 4 (November) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
2021
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| Term 3 (August/September) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 4 (November) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
2020
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| Term 1 (March/April) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 2 (May/June) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 3 (August/September) | [Papers & Memos Link] |
| Term 4 (November) | [Papers & Memos Link] |