ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the teaching of religion in state schools in Mauritius within the statutory provisions and national policy frameworks, as defined in the Mauritian Constitution and as codified in the national education acts, formulated and promulgated in educational edicts. It discusses how the teaching of religion is incorporated in the curricula and implemented in state schools, exploring the part it plays in fostering shared beliefs, mutual respect, and entrenching civic values for a common national identity. The relevant statutes and case laws will be adduced and referenced, drawing from both their constitutional and educational sources. It will address how far moral, ethical, and critical societal issues are encompassed within the religious education curricula, and how far individual rights, freedom of thoughts, and expressions are accommodated, protected, and upheld in law.
