St. Xavier's Institution
| St. Xavier's Institution Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Xavier (Malay) 圣方济中学 (Simplified Chinese) சைன்ட் சவேரியார் உயர்நிலை பள்ளி (Tamil) | |
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Front entrance of St. Xavier's Institution | |
| Address | |
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| Coordinates | 5°25′16″N 100°20′13″E / 5.420978°N 100.336884°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-educational secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: Labor Omnia Vincit (Labour Conquers All) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | St. Francis Xavier |
| Established | 1852 |
| Founder | De La Salle Brothers |
| Principal | Thirumamani s/o Sundaraj |
| Brother Director | Br. Jason Blaikie, FSC |
| Grades | Forms 1-Upper 6 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Colour(s) | Green and gold |
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| Affiliations | Lasallian educational institutions |
| Abbreviation | SXI |
| Website | www |
St. Xavier's Institution, at Farquhar Street in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, is the oldest Lasallian school in Southeast Asia and one of the Catholic Lasallian schools 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 have been admitted in Form 6 since the 1950s (but as of 2022, it is now a co-educational secondary school ever since female students were admitted for the first time beginning in Form 1 of the batch born in 2009 for the 2022-2023 Malaysian school academic year). 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 colloquially known as Xaverians or Lasallians.
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 has two suburban feeder primary schools at Pulau Tikus and Air Itam.