St. John's Institution

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St. John's Institution Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. John
St. John's Institution
Address
Jalan Bukit Nanas Kuala Lumpur , 50250 Malaysia
Information
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 (1904-01-18)
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.blogspot.com//

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.