On this page, you will find a list of 2025 exam topics for Grade 12 Religious Studies paper 1, and paper 2.
When you prepare for the Grade 12 Religious Studies exams, you should focus specifically on the topics listed below, as examiners will set their questions from those topics.
Religion Studies Grade 12 Exam Topics
These topics will make up the exam question papers for the June exams, September Trials, and the final November exams.
Grade 12 Religious Studies Grade 12 Paper 1 Exam Topics
Below is a list of Grade 12 Religious Studies Grade 12 Paper 1 Exam Topics for the year 2025:

- The Variety of Religions
- Conceptual distinctions.
- Unique features of various religions.
- Common Features of Religions
- Religious teachings.
- Topical Issues in Society
- Role of media in influencing public opinion on religion.
- Religious freedom, human rights, and responsibilities.
- Research Into and Across Religions
- Religion in areas of conflict in South Africa, Africa, and the world.
Examinable Topics from Grades 10 & 11 in Grade 12
- Major dimensions common to all religions (from Grade 10).
Grade 12 Religious Studies Paper 2 Exam Topics
Below is a list of Grade 12 Religious Studies Grade 12 Paper 2 Exam Topics for the year 2025:

- Variety of Religions
- Internal differentiations within religions.
- Main features of such differentiations.
- History and present dynamics of inter-religious relationships.
- Common Features of Religion
- The central teachings in one religion.
- Normative sources in various religions.
- Interpreting one normative source.
- Analysis of secular worldviews.
- Origin, purpose, and influencing factors behind at least two worldviews.
- Topical Issues in Society
- Developing a strategy to solve a major social problem.
- Research Into and Across Religions
- Religion and the natural sciences.
Examinable Topics from Grades 10 & 11 in Grade 12