Life skills education is important for the holistic development of individuals, the progress of the country, and for navigating the complexities of the modern world. This study aimed to examine the status of life skills among secondary students. The sample consisted of 380 secondary students from Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India, selected through two-stage simple random sampling. The Life Skills scale, constructed and validated by the researcher, was used in this study. Statistical techniques such as mean, standard deviation, and 't' tests were employed for data analysis. The results reveal that the majority of secondary students possess an average level of life skills. Furthermore, there is a significant difference in life skills between Kannada Medium and English Medium students, and between boys and girls.