Primary school exam practice
Pick your grade and start practising. The mixed test in every subject draws questions from the whole year, just like the exam.
About the primary school exams
The primary school year has two big exams. In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plans, the June exam tests the work of Terms 1 and 2, and the November exam mainly tests Terms 3 and 4 together with the basic work of the first two terms. Schools set their own timetables, so always check the school’s exam timetable.
Most subjects are written in two parts: the languages in Section A (reading and comprehension) and Section B (language structures), and the content subjects and maths in Paper 1 and Paper 2. Our tests follow the same split, so a child can practise for exactly the paper that is coming up.
A simple plan: start four weeks before the exam with the mixed test in every subject, note the topics under 60%, and spend ten minutes a day on one of them. What each grade’s papers cover is on primary school exam papers.
Frequently asked questions
What does the November exam test in primary school?
Mainly the work of Terms 3 and 4, together with the basic work of Terms 1 and 2. The school’s own exam timetable gives the exact topics.
What does the June exam test?
The work of Terms 1 and 2.
How should my child practise for the exam?
Start four weeks before with the mixed test in every subject on SchoolTests.co.za, then spend ten minutes a day on the weakest topic.