| Bishop Cotton School | |
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| Location | |
| Shimla, Himachal Pradesh India |
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| Information | |
| Type | Independent boarding school |
| Established | 1859 |
| Founder | Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton |
| Head of school | Roy Christopher Robinson |
| Grades | Class 3 - 12 |
| Number of students | 500 |
| Campus size | 56 acres (230,000 m2) |
| Houses | Curzon, Ibbetson, Lefroy and Rivaz |
| Colour(s) | Dark blue and light blue
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| Affiliation | Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ICSE) and The Indian School Certificate examination (ISC) |
| Former pupils | Old Cottonians |
| Website | http://www.bishopcottonshimla.com/ |
Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, (Himachal Pradesh, India) is one of the oldest boarding school in Asia, having been founded on 28 July, 1859, by Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton. The alumni of Bishop Cotton are known as Old Cottonians. The school celebrated 150 years of existence in 2009.
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In the school, there are four houses in total namely Curzon house, Ibbetson house, Lefroy house and Rivaz house
The house tutors or the house masters of the four houses are- Curzon - Mr. RS Dhaliwal Ibbetson - Mr. SVK. Parker Lefroy - Dr. Ravi Sharma Rivaz - Mr. VK Roach
In the Junior School, from classes III to V, pastoral requirements are met and control and supervision of the boys is by the Matrons who live next to the boys in the dormitories. The children have Class Teachers who function like House Tutors for the children of their classes.
Prefects There are 6 prefects in total with four of them representing each house , one the school prefect or the Chapel prefect and the School Captain.
The school has its own curriculum for classes III to VIII. Classes IX to XII follow the CISCE syllabus. A substantial amount of work is done in the library or outside the classroom and this is enhanced by the Council's own recommended structures.
Every boy goes on for tertiary education at the end of year XII, and the success rate for the board examination is usually 100%. The teaching system is backed by a remedial address system, and since the boys and staff are residents, every teacher is accessible at any time if a child seeks help. The School has provisions for helping children with special needs. The School runs The Learning Centre, which is an education centre for non-resident, mentally handicapped children of Shimla town.
The staff are housed in Linlithgow house. Next to this is the Holy Trinity Chapel and between them is Canning Gate and Lawrence Gate which can be identified with the LSS crest bearing the legend “Be ready”. Viceroy Lawrence laid the foundation stone of the school at the present site.
Facing the main school building are Rivaz, Ibbetson and Lefroy dormitory houses. Curzon dormitory house is at the right back end. Opposite Lefroy is the War Memorial and Museum with a cannon and an aircraft further along. Between Lefroy and the War Memorial is an arched hedge that leads past a tiny rose garden to the Headmaster’s Lodge and the Lady Willingdon Swimming Bath. In front of the Porch is a fountain commemorating Sardar Sohan Singh.
The main hall of the school is Irwin Hall. Behind this is the Senior Master’s Lodge to the left of which is the park and to its right Litster Hall and the laboratories. Sports facilities include the Bawa Squash Courts and Shankar Hall for indoor badminton.
From classes THREE to EIGHT the boys live in dormitories under the care and supervision of Matrons, boys of the same age group are together. The Remove Building commemorates Ronald and Zoe Hakim (Staff 1969-86; HM: 1987-94). Each dormitory has about 34 boys.Class III and IV lives in Linlithgow,Class V lives in Iron's Dormitory,Class VI lives in Sinker Dormitory,VII lives Stooks and Class VIII lives in Lewis Dormitory.Dormitory From class IX the boys move up to the Main School, which dates back to the 1860s, and live in their respective Houses with all boys of a particular house together. They are under the direct control and supervision of their House Masters,Captains and Prefects.
The OCA was started in 1910 when 17 Old Cottonians assembled in the Freemason's Hall in Simla. The Old Cottonians Association is spread all over the world.