The danger of HIV notwithstanding, the number of teenage pregnancies in schools around the country is clear indication that students are having unprotected sex. Despite it being part of the school curriculum, life skills education generally takes a back seat when compared to those subjects that require students to write exams. At Msudukeni High School in Gugwini in the Eastern Cape, ill-equipped with old textbooks and short-staffed, the pressure to give his students the best education possible in the circumstances weighs heavily on the Principal.