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About SJI International
from 2021 Annual Report
ABOUT US
St. Joseph’s Institution International
SJI International is a non-profit co-educational school with a Lasallian Catholic foundation. It offers a holistic, values-driven and international educational experience to a diverse student body of around 35 nationalities rooted in the context of Singapore. Our community welcomes students, teachers, parents, friends and supporters of all faiths and cultural backgrounds.
Established in 2007, SJI International is one of just three schools in Singapore with a licence to educate both Singaporean and international students for the high school.
The realisation of the vision of SJI International was a labour of love for a team of alumnus of St. Joseph’s Institution (SJI) who, having benefitted so profoundly from their own education at SJI, one of Singapore’s oldest and most respected schools, then sought a way to offer Singaporean and expatriate children a similar life-changing experience. SJI International opened its High School in 2007 and its Elementary School in 2008. Together they are part of a group of seven Lasallian institutions in Singapore with a history dating back to 1852. The school is overseen by the SJI International Board of Governors, comprising mainly SJI alumni. The school’s Patron is fellow Josephian Dr Tony Tan, former President of the Republic of Singapore.
SJI International has been notable over the years for its capacity to develop leaders of Singapore society, including members of the current government. Underpinning the remarkable success of SJI and SJI International has been the role played by the De La Salle Christian Brothers.
The Lasallian Brotherhood embodies the tradition of St John Baptist de La Salle, the French priest who, in 1680, started this order of religious Brothers dedicated to bringing education to all, especially ‘the last, the lost and the least’. Its cornerstone values are faith, community and service. Today there are 4,000 Lasallian Brothers and about 100,000 Lasallian teachers working in 79 countries around the world.
