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Catholic school in London has 90% Muslim students

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

A Catholic primary school in London, that was built in the 1930s to cater to large numbers of Irish families moving to the area, now boasts 90 per cent Muslim students.

All pupils at the Rosary Catholic Primary, irrespective of their religion, attend Catholic assemblies in the morning and Mass at the nearby church, while crucifixes and statues of the Virgin Mary line the corridors.

But only around 40 pupils out of 400 are Catholics — the rest are mostly Muslims of Pakistani origin.

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