the school. Public speaking became part of the English and Bahasa Malaysia curriculum and was compulsory for all students, resulting in SJI having many enabled and proficient public speakers amongst the students. 1984 To kick off the 80th Anniversary of the founding of the school, Carnival Day and several projects were introduced to raise funds for the construction of a four-storey building adjacent to the science block to accommodate the lower and upper sixth form classes. This is the beginning of a series of fund raising projects initiated to upgrade the school and its facilities. Over the years, St John's has been blessed with generous contributions from its generations of former students and benefactors. 1988 The new Form 6 Block was built and named Bangunan Tan Sri Dominic Vendargon (the Tan Sri Dominic Vendargon Building). 1991 The third and current library was officially donated and opened on 13th January 1991 by Mr. Ng Thiam Weng, son of Mr. Ng Eng Hiam. 1994 The sports complex comprising a badminton hall, three squash courts, and concourse was officiated by Brother David Liao on 18 January. 2002 Brother Michael Wong, the last Brother Director of SJI retired, marking the end of the Brothers' directorship in SJI for 98 years. Mr. Peter Yii Sing Chiu, the first lay principal was appointed to head SJI. Being a Methodist, Mr. Peter Yii Sing Chiu is considered the first non-Catholic, non-Brother Director lay principal in St. John's. 2009 St. John's receives its second lay principal, Mr. Leong Kum Loy. 2010 St. John's is declared as a National Heritage Site by the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Malaysia. St. John's receives its third lay principal, Mr. Lim Hean Hwa. He is a former student of St. John's under Brother Joseph Yeoh in the 1970s. 2011 The restored tower clock on the Main Block, dedicated to the late Brother Lawrence Spitzig, was unveiled and officiated by former principal, Mr. Leong Kum Loy, in conjunction of St. John's 107th Birthday on 18 January. The project was an initiative by Megat Mizan Nicholas Denney, Chairman of the Board of Governors of St. John's. 2014 St. John's receives its first non-Christian lay principal, Dr. M. Puvanendran. He was a Senior Assistant from 2005 - 2010. 2016 St. John's Institution, one of the oldest secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur, has regained its right to be known by its old name and no