SPI Secondary was founded in 1899 by Father Catesson of the Paris Foreign Missions Society in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

[citation needed] It was declared open on 18 June 1899 by Sir Charles Mitchell, the Governor of the Straits Settlements cum ex-officio British High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States, assisted by the acting British Resident for Negeri Sembilan, Sir E.W.

As early as 1904, Rev Bro Gabriel, Visitor of the Christian Brothers' Schools, had been asked if the Order would take over St. Paul's Institution.

But demand for the Brothers was heavy - 1904 saw the establishment of St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur (SJI) - and there was no immediate response.

Both the Mission and R.J. Wilkinson, the Federal Inspector of schools, saw the Brothers as the solution to St. Paul's Institution's woes.

Still, it was not till 1 April 1909 that urgent requests by the bishop of Malacca and director of education finally bore fruit.

Rev Bro Gilbert, director of SJI, arrived in Seremban to take over St. Paul's Institution's on behalf of his order.

The school's rapid growth soon proved that long - distance supervision from Kuala Lumpur was not practical.

The acquisition of neighbouring buildings relieved the congestion in the original blocks, which were now reserved for residential purposes, offices and a library.

Lewis Edward raised a temporary hall, made of wood, for concerts, assemblies and badminton.

Bro Edward was a great sportsman - the St. Paul's Athletic Association (SPAA) won the premier state football trophy, the Hose Cup, for three consecutive seasons.

John Lynam (1931–33), shaped the school quadrangle into a fine set of modern buildings as the 1930s wore on.

To cater for the waxing student population, the number of teaching staff - especially Lay Masters - rose proportionally.

A site in the Lobak area, renamed Mont La Salle, was gifted by the Government and plans were drawn up for a secondary school that would accommodate 700 students.

The schools sporting prowess was demonstrated when the hockey squad bred the country's first four national goalkeepers, namely Benny Manuel, Peter Van Huizen, Ho Koh Chye, Tan Foong Luen and Michael Yan Wai Ping.

The Old Boys Association had to change its name, as the long tradition of an exclusively-male student body ended.

James Macken (1975–91), and the run of Walkathons, Public Shows and even a SPILAB Lottery brought in the required $350,000.

There were no Brothers left at all in the primary school, which in October 1979 moved house to a new site in the Labu area.

This had been developed by a private company (Foo Kam Swee Construction), then signed over to the Brothers in exchange for the original Paul Street premises.

The old brood of buildings, lovingly added to and improved by so many Brother Directors and their lay successors, were bulldozed down to make way for a shopping complex to be known as Wisma Punca Emas which still stands until today.

In 2007, a double-storey school hall, providing students with better facilities for both studying and co-curricular activities was built.

Consisting of four new classrooms, four badminton courts and a gymnasium, the hall was opened by YB Dato’ Hon Choon Kim, Deputy Minister of Education, Malaysia.

SPI Secondary celebrated 100 years as a La Sallian school and organised a variety of activities which was well covered by the local media like The Star.

The event was attended by approximately 1,200 Paulians, well wishers and guests including SPI Primary headmaster Chen Ah Keng.

Students of SMK St. Paul or SPI Secondary are generally referred as Paulians while their younger brethren at SK.

The alumni provides monetary assistance to help alleviate the school's financial stress and rewards excellence in sports and academic results with its Tan Sri Chan Choong Tak Award during its OPA Annual Reunion Dinners.

Director (of ethnic Indian descent) who helped to rebuild the school after World War II and died 21 years later in 1974.

Born in Singapore of Eurasian ancestry and of French descent, he became the school's Sub-Director from January 1942 to December 1944.

It often features public examination results, year-round activities and achievements as well as essays submitted by students.

Haji Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad YAM Tunku Nadzaruddin Ibni Tuanku Jaafar (SPI Primary) Tan Sri Bahaman bin Samsudin Dato' Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (SPI Primary) S. Rajaratnam Dr. S. Seevaratnam Chin See Yin Dato’ Lee Boon Peng Dato’ Mahima Singh Dr. Chen Man Hin Dato’ Dr. S. Vijayaratnam Tan Sri Dato’ Chan Choong Tak Tan Sri Edgar Joseph Justice Lee Seiu Kin Lim Kien Onn John Chia Peter van Huizen N. Parameswaran Nadarajah Stephen Van Huizen Mok Wai Hoon Gary Vernon Fidelis Datuk Dr. P. S. Nathan Most Rev Julian Leow Beng Kim YB Anthony Loke Siew Fook