Optional · Group II · 200 marks

CSS Chemistry Past Papers

Physical, organic and inorganic chemistry in one paper, with reaction mechanisms and calculations recurring across years.

21 papers, 2001 to 2023

CSS 2025 mean score

81.0/200

That is the average mark real candidates scored on this paper in CSS 2025, against a 40 percent pass requirement. Our full analysis breaks down the pass rate, score spread and provincial split for Chemistry.

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Download Chemistry papers by year

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2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Years not listed were not available at the time of publishing.

How to use these papers

1
Work backwards from the latest paper. Question styles and mark splits shift slowly, so the most recent years are the best guide to what you will face.
2
Tally topics across years before you study. A theme that appears in a majority of papers is worth preparing to full length; one that appeared once is not.
3
Attempt a few under timed conditions. Optional papers are long, and running out of time is a more common failure than not knowing the material.

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