The Jesuit Novitiate of the Malaysia-Singapore opened its doors in 1982 in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Today the regional novitiate is located in Singapore. Initially, it housed only formators and novices of the Malaysia-Singapore region.

At one point, besides Singapore and Malaysia,the Jesuit Novitiate open its doors to novices from East Timor, Sri Lanka & Thailand under two formators, Fr Philip Heng, SJ (then from Malaysia) and Fr Colin Tan, SJ (from Singapore).

Today, it houses novices from Singapore and Malaysia with formator, Fr Colin Tan, S.J. in residence.