Saint Xavier's Institution

St. Xavier's Institution Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Xavier (Malay)
Front entrance of St. Xavier's Institution
Address
St. Xavier's Institution
Farquhar Street George Town, Penang, 10200 Malaysia
Coordinates	5°25′16″N 100°20′13″E / 5.420978°N 100.336884°E / 5.420978; 100.336884Coordinates: 5°25′16″N 100°20′13″E / 5.420978°N 100.336884°E / 5.420978; 100.336884
Information
Type	All-boys secondary school
Motto	Latin: Labor Omnia Vincit (Work Conquers All)
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	1852
Founder	De La Salle Brothers
Principal	Sim Hock Keat (acting)
Grades	Forms 1 - 6
Gender	Male Co-educational (Form 6)
Colour(s)	Green and gold
Feeder schools	St. Xavier's Primary School St. Xavier's Primary Branch School
Affiliations	Lasallian educational institutions
Abbreviation	SXI
Website	www.sxi.edu.my

St. Xavier's Institution, located at Farquhar Street in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, is the oldest Catholic Lasallian school in Malaysia. While it has a history dating back to 1787, the present-day institution, named after St. Francis Xavier, was only established in 1852.

This secondary school has been an all-boys school since its establishment, although girls are now admitted for Form 6. In addition, the school is renowned for producing several notable Malaysian and Singaporean personalities, including Wong Pow Nee, Karpal Singh, Cecil Rajendra and Hon Sui Sen. Students of the school are also colloquially known as 'Xaverians' or 'La Sallians'.

To this day, St. Xavier's Institution maintains its historical rivalry with Penang Free School, another premier school in George Town which holds the honour of being Malaysia's oldest school. The school also has two suburban feeder primary schools located at Pulau Tikus and Air Itam.

The histoy of St. Xavier's Institution stretches all the way back to 1787, soon after the founding of George Town by Captain Francis Light. Light invited Bishop Arnaud-Antoine Garnault, a French Catholic priest, to George Town as Bishop Garnault and his Eurasian followers were fleeing political persecution in Siam. After arriving in George Town, Bishop Garnault, who was also proficient in Malay, set up a Malay school at Church Street.