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Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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St Joseph’s Institution International School Malaysia (SJIIM) was founded in August 2016, and welcomed its first students on 29 August 2016 when the Board of Governors and founding staff conducted home visits to Nursery and Reception students, an initiative unique to the school’s launch preparation. SJIIM is operated under Tropicana SJII Education Management Sdn. Bhd. and established as the first Lasallian international school in Malaysia, forming part of the global De La Salle Brothers network and sibling to the Singapore schools.
The school community is active and inclusive, with students, parents, staff, and governors coming together in events like the first Sports and Community Event held on 29 June 2017, which featured a founding plaque unveiling and a time capsule sealing. More recent school‑wide community activities include cultural celebrations such as Deepavali and the annual Christmas Bazaar organised by parent volunteers. These events reflect a sense of collaboration and meaningful participation across the school community.
While there is no formal “PTA” explicitly named on publicly available pages, the SJIIM Parent Volunteers (SPV) organise community events. For example, the Christmas Bazaar on 1 December 2023 was coordinated by this group, which called for vendors, volunteers, and sponsors to take part. Additionally, parents engage through forums like the Parent‑School Group (PSG) and the Christian Community, shared in the school’s prospectus, hinting at collaborative groups through which parents contribute to school life, though specific events or ongoing activities organized by them are not publicly detailed
St. Joseph’s Institution International School Malaysia (SJIIM) is a Lasallian international school in Tropicana, Petaling Jaya, established in 2016. The school provides a full pathway beginning with the UK Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), moving through the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and Cambridge IGCSE, and culminating in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). Its community includes students of more than 30 nationalities, with English as the language of instruction. Mandarin is taught daily in the Primary years, and Spanish is introduced in Secondary. The campus houses specialist facilities for science, sports, and the performing arts, alongside flexible learning spaces. A defining aspect of SJIIM is its commitment to service learning, grounded in Lasallian values, which gives students opportunities to engage in projects that support local and global communities.
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