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| St. John's Institution Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. John | |
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 St. John's Institution | |
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| Former name | Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. John |
| School type | Cluster school of excellence All-boys primary and secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: Fide et labore English: "Faith and Zeal" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Established | 18 January 1904 |
| Status | Operational |
| Sister school | Convent Bukit Nanas |
| School district | Keramat |
| Principal | Sivakumar a/l Thannimalay |
| Grades | (SK) Standard 1–6 (SMK) Form 1–6 |
| Gender | Male: Form 1-5 Co-ed: Form 6 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | Joseph (green) Cornelius (red) Gilbert (brown) Claude (blue) Stephen (yellow) |
| Color(s) | Gold and green |
| Yearbook | Garudamas |
| Feeder schools | SK St. John, Kuala Lumpur St. John's International School |
| Affiliation | Malaysia Ministry Of Education |
| Alumni President | Mohd Isham Ishak |
| Website | stjohninstitution |
St. John's Institution (abbreviated SJI[1]) or formerly known as St. John's National Secondary School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. John) 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 Church which sponsors their surrounding parish 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.
- ^ "SMK St. John Gets National Heritage Status". The Star. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "SMK St. John to be known again as St. John's Institution, Sultan Nazrin announces". Malay Mail. 23 April 2016.
- ^ Siti Nursuraya Ali (23 April 2016). "St John's Institution to get its name back: Sultan Nazrin". New Straits Times.
- ^ Azhad Nilam (8 June 2008). "Sekolah Kluster 2007". ePutra. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Retrieved 19 February 2011.