Top of the Class: SJIS Bags International School Award

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 28^th November 2019 – St. John’s International School (SJIS) took home
the Best International School Award at the Malam NAPEI 32nd Anniversary &
NAPEI Education Excellence Awards Dinner 2019, coming out top in a strongly
contested category.

 

The National Association of Private Educational
Institutions (NAPEI) represents all levels of private educational institutions
in Malaysia. It seeks to enhance and maintain the quality of education in the
private sector, acting as a liaison between the government and statutory
bodies, and providing research facilities and information to its members and
other organisations.

 

The NAPEI Awards are held to recognise and reward
those institutions whose high standards promote and enhance Malaysia as a
centre of educational excellence. The winners are judged across 17 exhaustive
assessment criteria, from curriculum to compliance, staff and students’ well-being
and development, and academic and extra-curricular activities. Top institutions
must score highly across the board to bag the prize, and SJIS’ Principal &
COO, Mr Suresh Dass, was delighted to receive the award in person.

 

“We are both humbled and proud to win this award, even
more so because we are recognised by our peers. NAPEI is an illustrious
organization and we are proud to align with their values and objectives in achieving,
maintaining and exceeding excellent standards in education — and indeed, in all
that we do,” he remarked.

 

The gala ceremony was held at the Palace of the Golden
Horses and featured a number of performances from attending students from
Yamaha Academy of Arts and Music, Erican College, as well as Beaconhouse Sri
Inai International School. Associate Professor Elajsolan Mohan, the President
of NAPEI gave the welcoming address, followed by a speech by the Guest of
Honour Y. Bhg. Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Mohd. Saleh B. Jaafar.

 

CONTACT:

MEBY
IGNATIUS | International
Student Affairs Officer: +6017 247 1788

Admission Hotline: +603 9212 9640

Current Students/Parents: +603 2034 1288

info@sjis.edu.my

Lot 145, Jalan Bukit Nanas, 50250 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia

About St. John International School (SJIS)

St. John’s International School or SJIS is a
private-funded International School that is an associate La Salle School in
collaboration with the La Salle Brothers in Malaysia. SJIS presents a new
milieu for students from different cultures and backgrounds to be nurtured in
education, sports and extra-curricular activities excellence. Members of SJIS
faculty are discerningly selected for their top academic qualifications and
methodical competencies. They are chosen for their penchant in the scholastic
care of students, and in the consistency in maintaining updated knowledge and
practice.