Bishop Cotton Boys' School

Bishop Cotton Boys' School
The School Arms
Address
Map
St. Mark's Road

,
India
Coordinates12°58′7.0″N 77°35′55.6″E / 12.968611°N 77.598778°E / 12.968611; 77.598778
Information
TypePrivate school
MottoNec Dextrorsum Nec Sinistrorsum (Latin)
(Neither to the right, nor to the left.)
Established1865; 159 years ago (1865)
FounderSamuel Thomas Pettigrew[1]
ChairmanRt. Rev. Martin C. Borgai (Bishop-In-Charge)–KCD
PrincipalAlistair R. A. Freese
Enrollmentapprox. 7,000
Campus size14 acres (57,000 m2)
HousesPope, Pettigrew, Elphick, Pakenham Walsh, Thomas
Color(s)Green and gold   
PublicationThe Cottonian, The Cotton Mill
AffiliationICSE, ISC
Former pupilsOld Cottonians
Websitebishopcottonboysschool.edu.in

Bishop Cotton Boys' School is an all-boys school for boarders and day scholars in Bengaluru, India, founded in the memory of Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton, Bishop of Calcutta.

The school is bordered by Residency Road, St Mark's Road, Lavelle Road and Vittal Mallya Road, and is spread over 14 acres (57,000 m2) of land in the heart of Bangalore.

School heads in the early days included George Uglow Pope, Herbert Pakenham-Walsh, S. T. Pettigrew, William Elphick, Iowerth Lowell Thomas and A. T. Balraj.

The sister school Bishop Cotton Girls' School is located on the opposite side of St. Mark's Road.[2]

  1. ^ "About Us | Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore". 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ "The School | BISHOP COTTON BOYS' SCHOOL". bishopcottonboysschool.edu.in. Retrieved 27 February 2024.