| 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 4–12 |
| Number of students | approx. 410 |
| 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, Shimla is a private boarding school for boys aged 8-18 years old just 3kms from Shimla centre, Himachal Pradesh India. 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. The alumni of Bishop Cotton are known as Old Cottonians, and has produced Ambassadors, UN Contingent Commanders, Politicians, Generals, Admirals, Air Marshals, Industrialists, Sportsmen, Authors, Actors, prominent Doctors, Teachers, Engineers, Civil Servants and a Chief Minister.[2] Bishop Cotton School, Shimla recently celebrated 165 years of Excellence in Education with a Son et Lumiere of the school's rich history in October 2024. [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 2024/25 ranking #1 Boys Boarding School (Vintage) https://www.educationworld.in/ew-vintage-legacy-boys-boarding-schools-2024-25/
Bishop Cotton School, Shimla offers two Education curriculums - the CISCE and Cambridge International Board, which was launched in 2023.
- ^ "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.