Saint Joseph's Institution, Singapore
| St. Joseph's Institution 圣若瑟书院 Institusi Saint Joseph |
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| Location | |
| 38 Malcolm Road, Singapore (308274) | |
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| Type | Independent |
| Motto |
Ora et Labora (Pray and Work) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1852 |
| Session | Single session |
| School code | 7020 |
| Chairman | Mr Gerard Ee |
| Principal | Fr (Dr) Adrian Danker SJ |
| Vice-Principals | Mrs Goh Poh Kenn (Curriculum/Administration) Ms Anne Tan (Curriculum/Professional Learning) Mr Dominic Ang (Student Development) |
| Brother President | Bro Paul Ho FSC |
| Enrolment | Approx. 2,000 |
| Houses |
Fintan Lawrence Marcian Michael |
| Colour(s) | Green and white |
| Website | http://www.sji.edu.sg/ |
St. Joseph's Institution (SJI) is a Catholic school in Singapore. It is an independent school, providing an all-boys secondary education from Secondary 1 to 4 and a co-educational pre-university education from JC 1 to 2.
Founded in 1852 as St. John's Institution, it is the third oldest educational institution in Singapore (the oldest being Raffles Institution and second oldest being Saint Margaret's Secondary School). It is also the oldest Catholic school in Singapore.
The school provides an education to students of all races and religions.
In 2013, SJI became a dual-track school offering an Integrated Programme (IP) track and O-level track. As a dual-track school, the school will be able to serve students with a wider range of academic abilities. As part of its IP, the school offers a six-year programme leading to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). The school had its first IP intake at Secondary 1 and Secondary 3 in 2013 and 2014 respectively while the first IBDP intake was in 2013.
SJI was founded in 1852 as the first missionary establishment of the La Salle Brothers in the Far East. The endeavour was initiated by Rev Fr Jean-Marie Beurel MEP, who offered six Brothers from Europe to start the school using a former chapel as premises. Within a year, an attap hut also had to be erected to accommodate all the students. The school was known as St John's. On 19 March 1855 (Feast of Saint Joseph), the cornerstone of a new school building was laid, and from that date, the school came to be known as St. Joseph's Institution. The new central classroom block was completed in 1865, though further expansion of the facilities continued well into the 20th century. The school had 426 students in 1900. This grew to almost 1200 in 1914, and 1600 in 1922. With the student population expanding, a temporary branch school was opened, which eventually led to the building of a second school – Saint Patrick's School, Singapore – in 1933.
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