| Bishop Cotton School | |
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Knollswood, Shimla India | |
| Coordinates | 31°05′07″N 77°10′25″E / 31.0853°N 77.1736°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private 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 |
| Accreditation | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
| Affiliation | Indian Certificate of Secondary Education examination (ICSE) and Indian School Certificate examination (ISC) |
| Alumni | Old Cottonians |
| Website | bishopcottonshimla |
Bishop Cotton School is a private boarding school for boys aged 7-18 years old in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. It is one of the oldest boarding schools for boys in Asia,[1] having been founded on 28 July 1859 by Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton. Bishop Cotton also founded the Bishop Cotton School in Nagpur. The alumni of Bishop Cotton are known as Old Cottonians.[2] The Bishop Cotton School, Shimla celebrated 150 years of existence in 2009.[3]
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.[4]
- ^ "Bishop Cotton School in Shimla stands test of time". Hindustan Times. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Heritage". Old Cottonians Association. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal PLUS". m.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "3 School Rankings of 2012". Education World. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.