St. Xavier's Institution
St Xavier's Institution is a boys' school in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It was established in 1852 and named after Saint Francis Xavier, the pioneering Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order). While being a boys' school, girls are also admitted, albeit only in Form 6. The abbreviated name for the school is SXI with the pupils known as Xaverians or Lasallians.
Read more about St. Xavier's Institution: History, Newspaper Reports From 1859, La Sallian Brothers, Brother Directors of St. Xavier's, Affiliation, Students, Notable Alumni
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