is this safe sex?

my boyfriend and I are planning to become more sexually active and we want to do it in the safest way possible in order to prevent pregnancy cause we are only 19 years old. we decided that I will go on the pill and always use condoms on top of that for extra safety! I know I will be good at taking the pill as it is important to me that it is as effective as possible in case something happens with the condom. I also always check condoms (even when we have sex now) and put them under the faucet to check for any holes. is this effective?? should I do anything else to protect from pregnancy or is it not necessary. thanks girls :)