This report of the UNESCO Asian Regional Planning Seminar on AIDS and Education within the School System is intended for policy-makers in Ministries of Education and Ministries of Health as well as representatives of NGOs in the Southern African Region. The main objectives of the seminar were to strenghten awareness among officials on the need for preventive education on HIV/AIDS, to develop and strenghten awareness on the nature of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its impact on social and economic development, especially in the area of education and to encourage efforts to increase the effectiveness of preventive education to combat the actual and potential impact of HIV/AIDS on education systems. The paper focuses also on the role of school-based education in preventing HIV infection among young people.