<P> Catholic schools in Malaysia have been the backbone of formal education in the country . Catholic schools have undergone many changes since independence in the late 50s and early 60s . The education policy in Malaysia is very centralized . In 1988, all Catholic religious brothers older than 55 were asked to retire with immediate effect, creating vacancies for lay teachers to take over . Any new brother wanting to join the teaching profession in Malaysia have to be in the civil service and share the same status as lay teachers . Many of the Lasallian traditions such as inter-La Salle games or sports are now integrated into other larger government funded programmes . With Islam being the state religion, compulsory or elective Bible lessons today are limited only to those of the Catholic faith . The missionaries who opened schools in Malaysia gave a solid education framework . Today, there are 68 Sisters of the Infant Jesus, 11 Parish Convents and 46 La Salle Brothers schools in the country . </P> <P> The Catholic Church in Pakistan is active in education, managing leading schools in addition to its spiritual work . The Catholic Church runs 534 schools, 53 hostels, 8 colleges, and 7 technical institutes, according to 2008 statistics . </P> <P> The Catholic Board of Education is the arm of the Catholic Church in Pakistan, responsible for education . Each diocese has its own board . </P> <P> The Government of Pakistan nationalised most church schools and colleges in Punjab and Sindh in 1972 . Leading schools such as St Patrick's High School, Karachi, St Joseph's Convent School (Karachi) and St Michael's Convent School were never nationalised . </P>

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