Brunei, despite being a rich, small, developing country with plentiful resources, limited industrialisation and a conservative society with strict religious practices, still has its own environmental problems. The education system could be described as balanced with content orientation, skill enhancement and value development. However, the results of the study show that its unique situation has not adequately encouraged environmentally responsible behaviour. Although young people are aware of environmental issues, they are not so knowledgeable about them. Even though these young people are concerned about the environment and have a desire to act for the environment, their perceived skills for involvement and actual involvement in environmental action do not match their desire. The students expressed beliefs within the environmental paradigm ratherthan the science and technology paradigm and their environmental knowledge as well as their skills to act for the environment, if enhanced, might increase their environmental involvement. The influence of the media as a source of environmental information could be tapped for this purpose. Their feelings of anger, helplessness, concern and desire to act or to run away are similar to those has been found in other countries in this study and need tobe considered if they are to be assisted in coping with or preventing environmental problems when they are adults.