| Bombay Scottish School | |
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Veer Savarkar Marg(Mahim) 400016 | |
| Coordinates | 19°2′2.5″N 72°50′21″E / 19.034028°N 72.83917°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Motto | Perseverentia et fide in Deo (Perseverance and faith in God) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Founded | 18 February 1847[3] |
| Status | open |
| School board | ICSE and ISC |
| Authority | Bombay Scottish Orphanage Society |
| Principal | Sunita George |
| Teaching staff | 120[2] |
| Age range | 3 - 17 |
| Number of students | 3113[2] |
| Average class size | 38 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 27:1[2] |
| Education system | Coeducational |
| Classes offered | Junior Kindergarten–12th[1] |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | approximately 8 - 8.5 hours |
| Classrooms | 78 |
| Campus size | approximately 2 acres (8,100 m2) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | Blue, Green, Red, Yellow |
| Nickname | Scottish, BSS |
| Publication | Tartan, the Scottish Herald |
| School fees | ₹90,000 to 1,05,000 |
| Affiliation | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations[1] |
| Founder's day | 18 February[4] |
| School magazine | Tartan,The Scottish Herald [1] |
| Website | www.bombayscottish.in/mahim |
The Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, popularly known as Scottish, is a private, Christian co-educational day school located at Mahim West in Mumbai, India. The institution was established in 1847 by Scottish Christian missionaries under the name Scottish Female Orphanage. Bombay Scottish School, Powai is an affiliate of this institution.
The school caters to pupils from junior kindergarten up to class 12 and the medium of instruction is English. The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, which conducts the ICSE examinations at the close of class 10 and the ISC examinations at the close of class 12. The school has been among the top 10 schools in India for the past few decades.[5]
- ^ a b c "Antique charm, modern outlook". Hindustan Times. India. 17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "The best schools in the west". Hindustan Times. India. 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ Pinder, D.A. (1904). Visitor's illustrated guide to Bombay. G. Claridge & Co. p. 96. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
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- ^ "Alumni of Bombay Scottish School". Bombay Scottish School, Mahim. 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "ICSE SCHOOLS IN INDIA 2020".