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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 23 APRIL 2017 6 JAMES DEBONO RESPONDENTS to last week's MaltaToday Survey on religion and identity who said they attended a private independent school (not owned by the State or by the Church) were the least likely to have at- tended Sunday mass the week before as well as the most disposed to vote for an atheist or Muslim can- didate in a general election. Remarkably, respondents who attended a State school were slightly more likely to have attended Sunday mass while those who attended a Church school the most likely to agree with removing the reference to Roman Catholicism in the Maltese Constitution. But the slightly more secular outlook of students who attended private or church education may be a reflection of their greater likelihood of attending post-secondary education. While 59% of church school alumni and 58% of independent school alumni went on to complete a post-secondary ed- ucation, only 26% of those who attended a State school did so. The survey in fact indicates that attendance of Sunday mass falls according to the level of educa- tion achieved. 67% of independent schools alumni don't attend mass Survey on religion suggests Sunday mass attendance falls according to the level of education attained A man was found dead in a jeep underwater at the zone known as Tal-Maghluq in Marsaxlokk on Friday afternoon. The victim has been identi- fied as John Zahra, a 36-year- old man from Birzebbugia. Zahra was last seen on Wednesday, drinking with his friends at the San Girgor feast in Marsaxlokk, according to TVM. He hadn't returned home that night, prompting his family to file a missing person report. Police said in a statement on Friday night that Armed Forces of Malta divers carried out an inspection on site at around 2pm, after receiving a report that a Toyota Landcruiser was in the sea. A crane was used to hoist the jeep out of the sea and the corpse was taken to Mater Dei's morgue by hearse. A mag- isterial inquiry, led by Grazio Mercieca, is being held. Driver found dead in underwater jeep MALTA INTERNATIONAL FIREWORKS FESTIVAL 22nd, 28th and 30th April 2017 Saturday 22 nd April 2017 Gozo, Xagħra Pyro Musical Competition 21:30 TemexSon - Pyro Events Team, Romania 22:00 Makalu Fireworks, Czech Republic 22:30 Kamra tan-Nar 'Madonna Taċ-Ċintura' Gudja, Malta Friday 28 th April 2017 Marsaxlokk Pyro Musical Competition 21:30 Pyro Italy, Italy 22:00 Mirnovec Pirotehnika, Croatia 22:30 Kamra tan-Nar Santa Marija, Qrendi, Malta Sunday 30 th April 2017 Valletta, Grand Harbour GRAND FINALE 21:00 Presentation of Trophies 21:30 – 22:00 Pyroemotions of Italy in collaboration with St Mary Fireworks Factory Għaxaq, Malta For more information please visit www.maltafireworksfestival.com or contact us on fireworks@visitmalta.com Call us on +356 22915000 MaltaToday Survey John Zahra, 36 from Birzebbugia, was found dead in the jeep underwater What the survey reveals is a sharp drop in mass attendance among those attending independent schools when compared to those who attended church schools. This suggests that children from the same social background are more likely to grow up as practicing Catholics if they are given a Catholic education