Religion in Malawi

[6][7] Other religious groups within the country include Presbyterians, Seventh-day Adventist, Anglicans and Pentecostals, Rastafari, Hindus, Baháʼís, (0.23%[8]) and a small number of Jews and Sikhs;[6] atheists make up around 2% of the population.

According to the law, local school management committees, elected at parent-teacher association meetings, decide on which religious curriculum to use.

Hybrid “grant-aided” schools are managed by private, usually religious, institutions, but their teaching staffs are paid by the government.

In exchange for this financial support, the government chooses a significant portion of the students who attend.

Litigation is ongoing in 2023, but in the meantime, a High Court injunction was issued in 2020, compelling the Ministry of Education to allow all Rastafarian children to be enrolled in government schools.