St. John's Institution

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 where it has been recognized as a Kuala Lumpur Heritage Building since 1986, where else it was gazetted as a National Heritage Site by the Government of Malaysia on 21 May 2010 through National Heritage Department. == Administration ==

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 Director of St. John's Institution 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. Ending 98 years of Brothers' administration. Former and Current Principals of St. John's Institution Brothers who have served as primary school headmasters since leaving the secondary school include Brother Patrick Arokiasamy, Brother Alban Tang and Brother Matthew Liew. On 1 December 2009, Mr. Peter Yii Sing Chiu was replaced by Mr. Leong Kum Loy. Under the administration of Mr. Leong Kum Loy, St. John has been declared a Heritage Site by the Malaysian government. The administration of this school has been continued until now by Mr. Sivakumar a/l Thannimalay, the seventh principal of SJI who has started serving from January 2023. He is assisted by three senior assistants as follows; • Senior Assistant of Administration and Curriculum: Datin Rohani binti Jusoh • Senior Assistant of Student Affairs: Mr. Musannef bin Yatim • Senior Assistant of Co-Curricular Activities: Mr. Eza Hamni bin Mohammad • Senior Assistant of Form Six: Madam Sharimala a/p Bahsu ==History==

== School History References ==

• 1953–1958, 1960: Term Review • 1954: Golden Jubilee school magazine • 1964: Diamond Jubilee souvenir book • 1974: Platinum Jubilee school magazine • 1979: 75th Anniversary commemorative book • 1984: 80th Anniversary school magazine • 1989: 85th Anniversary school magazine • 1994: 90th Anniversary school magazine • 2004: 100 Years Centennial coffee table book • 2014: 110th Anniversary school magazine • 2024: 120th Anniversary school magazine == Student ==

The composition of the students is always of various races and religions, and English is the common spoken language used throughout the establishment of the school. SJI is an all-boys school, with the exception of sixth form students where it is co-educational. Female students (better known as Eagirls) are only admitted to lower sixth form and upper sixth form in addition to male students. This is the norm for boys' secondary schools in Malaysia. This school also has the advantages and differences of being one of the schools in Malaysia that accepts the admission of visually impaired students. It has become part of their curriculum, students with visual disabilities should attend regular class sessions like other students. The school has a Resource Room for visually impaired students where it is attended by trained teaching staff and also a club that contains a large number of students who volunteer their time to help visually impaired friends/students. == Notable Johannians ==

• Aizat Amdan, singer and songwriter • Zeti Akhtar Aziz, seventh Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia • Amir Hamzah Azizan, Malaysian politician and corporate figure, currently serving as Minister of Finance II and a member of the Dewan Negara since December 2023 • Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour, tenth Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia • Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysian Minister of Defence • Hans Isaac, actor, entrepreneur • Harith Iskander, artist and stand-up comedian • Chow Chee Keong, former national goalkeeper • Faiz Khaleed, Military dentist, member of Angkasawan program • William Leong, Malaysian Parliamentarian • Abdul Ghani Minhat, national football player • Farish A. Noor, political scientist and human rights activist • Najib Razak, the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia • Nazir Razak, chairman, CIMB Group • Ras Adiba Radzi, Malaysian politician, community activist and veteran news presenter • Syafiq Ridhwan, Asian Gold Medalist, World Bowling Champion • Tengku Mohamad Rizam, Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan • Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Sultan of Selangor • Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, Sultan of Perak • Afdlin Shauki, film director • Ikhwan Salim Sujak, Malaysian politician, corporate figure == St. John's Photographic Archives ==

Photo circa 2005-2012 Henry Conway Belfield, Resident Councilor for Selangor, on 3rd November 1906. Hugh Clifford along with his wife, Lady Clifford visiting SJI that contained only 18 boys up to that period , signed 3rd January 1922 == See also ==