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6 brothers of the Christian Schools together with Sisters of the Infant Jesus set sail from France on a sail boat, the La Julie, at the request of Fr J.M. Beurel, to provide Catholic education for boys and girls respectively.

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The Missionaries arrive in Singapore.

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SJI begins as a little chapel which was converted into a school called St John's School. Students number 75 boys.

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The enrolment grows so quickly that a larger school has to be built. The cornerstone is laid on the Feast of St Joseph and the school is renamed St Joseph's Institution.

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Central classroom block is built.

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The Brothers of the Christian Schools take over the running and management of St Anthony's Boys' School and it becomes a Lasallian school.

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Enrolment continues to grow. 2 new classroom blocks are added, built in the distinctive 'wings' fanning out from the original classroom block. It is regarded at this time as one of the most beautiful buildings in the East.

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The statue of St John Baptist De La Salle is placed in the central archway over the entrance of the school.

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Foreseeing that the enrolment will continue to increase, the Brothers start a temporary branch of the school which eventually becomes stablished as St Patrick's School.

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Prior to the fall of Singapore to the Japanese, the British use SJI for military casualties. During the Japanese Occupation the Japanese use it as a temporary barracks, and the school is known as the Bras Basah Road Boy's School and the Brothers were asked to 'resign'. St Anthony's Boy's School continues to function as part of the Japanese Education System.

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The Brothers return to the school and 3 weeks after the Japanese surrender, the school is reopened and lessons resume.

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De La Salle Primary school is established.

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St Michael's Primary school is established.

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St Stephen's School is established.

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SJI is invited to go independent.

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SJI relocates to the Malcolm Rd campus.

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St Joseph's International is establish by the Old Boy's Association, and St Michael's Primary School is renamed 'St Joseph's Institution Junior'.

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SJI is temporarily relocated to Bishan during the redevelopment of the Malcolm Rd campus

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You Join SJI and become a part of the Lasallian community.