St. Xavier's Institution is a well-known boys' school in Georgetown, Penang. It is the first of all La Salle Schools in Malaysia and also in Asia.

 

While the year 1852 is inscribed on the school building, the history of the school begins much earlier than that.

It was named after St. Francis Xavier, the pioneering Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society and Jesus ( Jesuit Order). While being a boys' school, girls are also admitted , albeit only in Form 6. The abbreviated name of the school is 'SXI' with the pupils known as 'Xaverians'. The School motto "LABOR OMNI VINCIT" means "Labour Conquers All".

 

Old Xaverians Association, Penang (OXA) was formed in 1924 and Xaverian Club Kuala Lumpur (XCKL) was registered in 1986 by ex-students residing in the Klang Valley.

 

Among their objectives are to promote the Xaverian ideal of brotherhood, to forge close links with the Alma Mater and maintain an interest in its well being and advancemenet , to promote fellowship amoong alumni and cultivating closer links with other Lasallian Association under the banner of the Malaysian Federation of Lasallian Alumni Associations.