Bishop Cotton Girls' School

Bishop Cotton Girls' School
Address
Map
St. Marks Road

, ,
560 001

Information
TypePrivate school, boarding school
MottoNec Dextrorsum Nec Sinistrorsum
(Neither to the right nor to the left)
Religious affiliation(s)Protestant (Church of South India)
Established1865; 159 years ago (1865)
FoundersRev. S.T. Pettigrew
Rev. J. Gordon
Rev. R. Firth[1]
Chairman and ModeratorRt. Rev. (Dr.) Prasanna Kumar Samuel (Karnataka Southern Diocese)
PrincipalLavanya Mitran
Staff150 (approx.)
GenderGirls
Age4+
HousesBarton, Elmes, Foley, Maiden, Millington, Waller
Colour(s)Green and gold   
PublicationThe Cottonian
AffiliationICSE, ISC

Bishop Cotton Girls' School, or BCGS, is a private all-girls' school for boarders and day scholars in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The school offers academic scholarships, which aid students from lower income backgrounds to afford tuition and boarding fees. It has been awarded the International School award by the British Council.

The school curriculum is based on the ICSE format of education, and has teaching facilities from Kindergarten, 1 to 10 (ICSE) and 11 and 12 (ISC).