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St. John's Institution | |
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Jalan Bukit Nanas , 50250 | |
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Former name | Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. John |
Type | All-boys primary and secondary school |
Motto | Latin: Fide et labore (Faith and Labour) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Established | 18 January 1904[ citation needed ] |
Sister school | Convent Bukit Nanas |
School district | Keramat |
Principal | Ravi Chandran a/l Krishnan |
Grades | Standard 1–6 Forms 1–6 |
Gender | Male[ citation needed ] Co-educational (Form 6) |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Gold and green |
Yearbook | Garudamas |
Feeder schools | SK St. John, Kuala Lumpur St. John's International School |
Alumni President | Mohd Isham Ishak |
Website | stjohninstitution |
St. John's Institution (Malay : formerly known as SMK St. John; abbreviated SJI [1] ) is a public all-boys school (sixth form is co-ed) and is one of the oldest schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The school is widely known by its initials, SJI and the students of St. John's Institution bear the name Johannians.
While it is commonly thought that the school is named after Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, the founder of the De La Salle Christian Brothers Order and also known as the Patron Saint of Teachers, the school actually takes its name from St. John the Evangelist which is the sponsoring parish church/cathedral which is also located nearby on Jalan Bukit Nanas.
SJI consists of a primary school and a secondary school. The primary and secondary schools initially were fee paying missionary schools and remained such until the 1970s. They functioned together until the increase in pupil enrollment led to the separation of the primary school in 1960. The primary schools were formerly known in Malay as Sekolah Kebangsaan St. John (1) and Sekolah Kebangsaan St. John (2) until the primary schools were officially merged again recently. The newly merged primary school is known today in Malay as Sekolah Kebangsaan St. John. The secondary school was called Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. John, but it was announced in April 2016 that the name would be reverted to St John's Institution, a decision widely applauded by alumni and backed by another Johannian, Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak. [2] [3]
SJI was among the first 30 schools selected for the Cluster School Scheme when it was first introduced in 2007 by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. [4]
The La Sallian Brothers and the Board of Governors still hold much more autonomy over the management of the secondary school compared to the Malaysian Ministry of Education. This has allowed the secondary school to maintain a certain amount of prestige. Though the school land is owned by the Roman Catholic Church (including St. John's Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur which is next to the school), much of the school funding is received from the Government of Malaysia.
The main school building is located in Jalan Bukit Nanas, in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur, next to the Bukit Nanas forest reserve, giving it a lush setting. St. John's Primary Schools are located across the road from the main school building, while the Convent Bukit Nanas, an Infant Jesus Sisters' school for the girls, the AIA building, and the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur are located further down the road. The Fatima Kindergarten (housed in what is Kuala Lumpur's oldest Catholic church and now converted into a community service centre) and the Roman Catholic St John's Cathedral are located on the road leading up to SJI.
The school is famous for its imposing red and white brick main building with Grecian-Spanish influences. It was gazetted as a National Heritage Site by the Government of Malaysia on 21 May 2010. [5]
The school has traditionally been headed by the Brothers of the La Sallian order, with a Brother Director (like a headmaster) and a Brother Supervisor (like a deputy headmaster). In recent years, the Brother Supervisor was replaced with three assistant principals, who are not in the La Sallian order.
Former Brother Directors are:
Name of director | Took office | Left office | Comments |
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Bro. Julian Francis | 1904 | ||
Bro. James Gilbert | 1904 | 1910 | Saw the construction of the Main Block |
Bro. Adrian Edmund | 1911 | 1913 | |
Bro. Marcian Cullen | 1913 | 1915 | |
Bro. Claude Marie Guibert | 1916 | 1921 | Introduced Sports Day |
Bro. Barnitus Kennedy | 1921 | 1923 | |
Bro. Stephen Edward Buckley | 1923 | 1925 | Built the existing Brothers' Quarters |
Bro. Defendant Louis | 1925 | 1930 | Installed the statue of Jean Baptist de La Salle |
Bro. Cornelius Nulty | 1930 | 1946 | Longest serving Brother Director |
Bro. Amor Matthias | 1946 | 1948 | |
Bro. Dositheus Joseph Brophy | 1948 | 1954 | |
Rev. Bro. Datuk Tiberius Lawrence Spitzig | 1955 | 1961 | Rev. Bro. Datuk Lawrence wrote SJI's famous School Rally and introduced many improvement projects to the school during his two terms |
Bro. Celestine Jennings | 1958 | Bro. Celestine was appointed Director when Rev. Bro. DatukLawrence Spitzig went on leave to Canada | |
Bro. Ignatius Barry | 1962 | Deteriorating health forced him to return to Ireland in September that year | |
Bro. Joseph McNally | 1962 | 1967 | Bro. Joseph, an accomplished artiste and sculptor, designed the present school badge and introduced many beautiful sculptures and murals to the school. He painted the school's exterior white and some of his works are still standing today. He went on to establish the LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore in 1984 |
Bro. Basilian Wong | 1967 | 1969 | Cleared the immense debt incurred by the development committee under Bro. Joseph McNally |
Rev. Bro. Joseph Yeoh | 1969 | 1977 | Former student of St. John's. First Malaysian to lead the school. Rev. Bro. Joseph Yeoh repainted the school to its current color scheme |
Rev. Bro. Datuk Tiberius Lawrence Spitzig | 1978 | 1983 | Rev. Bro. Datuk Tiberius Lawrence Spitzig wrote SJI's famous School Rally and introduced many improvement projects to the school during his two terms |
Bro. Cassian Pappu | 1983 | 1988 | Served in La Salle Klang before taking up Brother Director's role in St. John's. |
Bro. Michael Wong | 1989 | 2002 | The last Brother Director of St. John |
The headship of the school passed to the laity in 2002 when Peter Yii Sing Chiu became the first non-brother and non-Catholic to head the school.
Former principals are:
Name of principal | Took office | Left office | Comments |
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Peter Yii Sing Chiu | 2002 | 2009 | First non-Catholic principal. |
Leong Kum Loy | 2009 | 2009 | |
Lim Hean Hwa | 2009 | 2014 | Second Johannian to lead St. John's after his own principal, Rev. Bro. Joseph Yeoh. He was a student from 1961 - 1973 |
Dr. M. Puvanendran | 2014 | 2016 | First non-Christian principal. |
Manmohan Singh a/l Kartar Singh | 2016 | 2022 | He officially retired on 13th May 2022. The retirement ceremony is available to watch on the official St. John's Institution Library YouTube Channel. |
Ravi Chandran a/l Krishnan | 2022 | present | First Catholic principal since 2002. |
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