the eurasian community in singapore includes people that belong to different religions and to no religion, but most of them are christians, mostly catholic, with religious celebrations like christmas typically being an integral part of their lifestyle. many eurasians in singapore have been educated in catholic mission schools like st joseph's institution. protestant eurasians in singapore include anglicans (episcopals), presbyterians, methodists, lutherans and evangelicals. eurasians looked upon an english education as a passport to a better life in colonial singapore and so their children were among the first to enrol in the earliest english language schools when they were set up. they attained the highest literacy rate among the local groups here. this enabled them to secure comfortable employment, in both public and private sectors, following in the footsteps of their fathers and as a family tradition for the future generations.