The paper titled “The Pupil and his/her Background with Regards to Emergencies” presents the final outputs from the project “Development of Civil Competencies in Safety and Protection of the Citizenry from among Pupils of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Backgrounds”. In relation to emergencies that may arise as a part of the pupil’s everyday reality, it is necessary to consider the self-awareness in a narrower and broader social context and develop practical skills necessary to protect one’s self and others (protection of life, health and property) with an emphasis on the background in which the pupil lives. The text presents the knowledge level in protection and safety among first to third grade primary school pupils living in socioeconomically marginalised localities.