Bishop Cotton School (Shimla)
Bishop Cotton School is a boys boarding school in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. It is one of the oldest boarding schools for boys in Asia, having been founded on 28 July 1859 by Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton. Bishop Cotton had been Headmaster of Marlborough College, UK. The alumni of Bishop Cotton are known as Old Cottonians. The Bishop Cotton School, Shimla celebrated 150 years of existence in 2009.
| Bishop Cotton School | |
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Aerial view of Bishop Cotton School | |
| Location | |
Knollswood, Shimla India | |
| Coordinates | 31.0853°N 77.1736°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent boys-only boarding school |
| Motto | Overcome Evil With Good |
| Established | 28 July 1859 |
| Founder | Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton |
| School district | Shimla |
| Head of school | Simon Weale |
| Grades | Class 3–12 |
| Number of students | approx. 500 |
| Campus size | 23 ha (56 acres) |
| Houses | Curzon, Ibbetson, Lefroy and Rivaz
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| Colour(s) | Cambridge blue and Oxford blue |
| Affiliation | Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ICSE) and The Indian School Certificate examination (ISC) |
| Alumni | Old Cottonians |
| Website | bishopcottonshimla |
The school has produced army officers, ambassadors, judges, ministers, politicians, actors and sportsmen.
Bishop Cotton School has been ranked among the best boys-only residential schools of India by media such as The Times of India, Outlook, and Education World.
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