in which only pure sciences were offered to every candidate. In 2008, the school was re-validated with the Singapore Quality Class Award, obtained, for the second time, the Best Practice Award (Teaching and Learning) and attained the Best Practice Award (Student All-Round Development) in the MOE External Validation exercise. The school received consecutive Sustained Achievement Awards in Academic Value-Added, Sports, Uniformed Groups and Fitness. In 2009, St. Joseph's Institution was recognised by the Ministry of Education with a pinnacle award – The School of Excellence Award. The School Excellence Award (SEA) recognises schools for their excellence in both education processes and outcomes. It is the highest and most prestigious award in the Masterplan of Awards framework in MOE, Singapore. In 2013, St. Joseph's Institution took in its first intake of Year 5 male and female students under the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), with an inaugural batch of 80 students admitted. That same year, St Joseph's Institution also had its first intake of secondary 1 male students into its Integrated Programme (IP) which will culminate with the IBDP when they are year 5. St Joseph's Institution also bolstered its academic staff and upgraded its facilities for the IBDP student block to provide the necessary infrastructure and support for the students to develop to their fullest potential. At the end of 2013, St. Joseph's Institution moved to a holding campus at Bishan Street 14, while the main campus at Malcolm Road was undergoing renovations. On 20 July 2015, works to redevelop the school began, with a new target of moving back by March 2017. On 9 January 2017, St. Joseph's Institution moved back to their main campus at 38 Malcolm Road, after two years of renovations. On 22 July 2017, St. Joseph's Institution celebrated its 165th anniversary in Singapore. St. Joseph's Institution has been a Gold Value Added school for the GCE 'O' Level examinations. St. Joseph Institution Junior (formerly St. Michael's School) St. Michael's School, founded in 1954, was renamed SJI Junior on Jan 1, 2007. Both St. Michael's School and St. Joseph's Institution are run by the Christian Brothers and have strong historical links. SJI used to have a primary school section, named St. Joseph's Junior School, at its Bras Basah campus. The name of the primary school was subsequently changed to St. Michael's School in memory of Brother Michael Noctor, the late Director of SJI. Affiliated schools Primary