The Grade 12 May June 2026 Timetable has been released. You will know exactly what time and what subjects you will be writing on which dates. On this page, we have loaded the official matric mid-year exam timetable, which you can print and save on your mobile phones.
We have also included a countdown timer to help you see how many days are left for you to write your first grade 12 subject for the mid-year exams. Good luck.
Grade 12 May June 2026 Timetable:
Weekly Schedule Highlights
Week 1: 11 May – 15 May
- 11 May (Monday): English HL/FAL/SAL Paper 3 (14:00).
- 12 May (Tuesday): History Paper 1 (14:00).
- 14 May (Thursday): Paper 3 for various African languages including isiZulu, isiXhosa, and Tshivenda (14:00).
Week 2: 18 May – 22 May
- 18 May (Monday): Mathematics/Math Literacy/Technical Math Paper 1 (09:00) and Paper 2 (14:00).
- 20 May (Wednesday): Accounting Paper 1 (09:00) and History Paper 2 (14:00).
- 22 May (Friday): Physical Sciences (Physics) Paper 1 (14:00).
Week 3: 25 May – 29 May
- 25 May (Monday): Physical Sciences (Chemistry) Paper 2 (14:00).
- 26 May (Tuesday): CAT Paper 1 Practical (09:00) and Economics Paper 1 (14:00).
- 28 May (Thursday): Geography Paper 1 (14:00).
- 29 May (Friday): Life Sciences Paper 1 (14:00).
Week 4: 1 June – 5 June
- 1 June (Monday): Life Sciences Paper 2 (09:00).
- 2 June (Tuesday): Paper 1 for African languages including Tshivenda (09:00) and Accounting Paper 2 (14:00).
- 3 June (Wednesday): English Paper 1 (09:00) and Business Studies Paper 1 (14:00).
- 5 June (Friday): Geography Paper 2 (09:00).
Week 5: 8 June – 12 June
- 8 June (Monday): Paper 2 for African languages including Tshivenda (14:00).
- 9 June (Tuesday): Afrikaans Paper 2 (14:00).
- 10 June (Wednesday): English Paper 2 (14:00).
- 11 June (Thursday): Business Studies Paper 2 (14:00).
Week 6 & 7: 15 June – 26 June
- 17 June (Wednesday): Economics Paper 2 (14:00).
- 18 June (Thursday): Agricultural Sciences Paper 1 (14:00).
- 22 June (Monday): Agricultural Sciences Paper 2 (09:00).
- 24 June (Wednesday): Rewrite session for CAT and IT Practical exams (09:00).
- 26 June (Friday): Schools close.
For you to better prepare for the 2026 May/June exams, you cannot neglect to revise your studies through the up-to-date past exam papers. There is no better way for you to see how the papers for your subjects are structured, what questions were asked last year and previous years, and what the answers were. We have therefore curated an essential list of past papers directories which will come in handy during your studies: