BishopCottonBoysSchool

Bishop Cotton Boys School , Bangalore
Ecumenical PeriodIn the year 1947 India gained Independence and the Church of India took a new from. Some people have joined together to form Church of South India and the Brotherhood of St. Peter became part of the Church Of South India. During this period admissions were open to the children of all communities. There was only one Board Of management for both Boys' school and Girls' school till the year 1984, when separate boards were formed. The school now comes under the Management and control of the CSI Karnataka Central Diocese. The Bishop of the Karnataka Central Diocese is the ex-officio Chairman of the Board Of management.
Members Of the Board Of ManagementThe Rt. Rev. S. Vasanthakumar
Bishop K.C.D., Deputy Moderator, C.S.I.,
Chairman, Board of the ManagementBishop K.C.D., Deputy Moderator, C.S.I.,
Chairman, Board of the ManagementMr. Bernard Hereford
Mr. Christopher Somasundra
Rev. Daniel Ravikumar
Mr. Henry Prasannakumar
Rev. D. John Milton
Mr. John Rajan
Rev. Sampathkumar
Mr. Samuel Rajashekar
Rev. Satish Timothy Paul
Rev. Wilson DassanMr. Christopher SomasundraRev. Daniel RavikumarMr. Henry PrasannakumarRev. D. John MiltonMr. John RajanRev. SampathkumarMr. Samuel RajashekarRev. Satish Timothy PaulRev. Wilson Dassan









Founded on April 19, 1865, by the St. Mark's church Chaplain, the school took the name of Bishop Cotton of Calcutta. After five years , in 1870, the school acquired its present site of 13 acres at a cost of Rs. 22,000. This school was a co-education oriented and a separate school 'Bishop Cotton Girls School' was started exclusively for girls later, thus making way for Bishop Cotton Boys School exclusively for boys.











The BeginningThe Bishop Cotton School has a glorious past. The School had its humble beginnings in a house on High Grounds. It was started in the year 1865 by Rev. S. T. Pettigrew, the then Chaplain of St. Mark's Church who had a vision of starting a school for the education of children of European and Anglo-Indian families. In his own words, he wanted to "establish a day and boarding School for the Children of Christian residents in the station and its vicinity." The school was given the name Bishop Cotton School in honour of Bishop Cotton of Calcutta., under whose stewardship a scheme of education had organized for the Anglican Churches in India.Formative YearsThe first five years of the School could be termed as turbulent period which time school saw three principals. It was only with the arrival of Rev. G.U. Pope, a distinguished Tamil Scholor acquired the present site and shifted to these premises. The Boys' school and the Girl's School functioned in the same campus but under different administrative heads. Under the stewardship of Rev. Pope, the school grew from strength to strength. A collegiate section was started and the School obtained recognition from the University of Madras. He gave the School its motto - 'Nec Dextrorsum Nec sinistrorsum'. But when Rev. Pope left India in the year 1892 to take up the post of Reader at Oxford University, the standard of the School began to decline. By the year 1906, closure of the school was contemplated.Period Of GrowthIt was Rev. Whitehead, Bishop of Madras, who as the Chairman of the Board of Governors, as a last resort to save the School from closure, invited the members of the SPG Brotherhood to prevent such an eventuality. Rev H. Pakenham-Walsh , of the Brotherhood of St. Peter, later to become Bishop , took the initiative to revive the school. The School is indebted to the yeomen service rendered by the brotherhood of St. Peter, the School till today celebrates St. Peter's day. A lot of improvements took place under the stewardship of Brotherhood of St. Peter. There was remarkable increase in the student strength and several buildings were constructed. In 1911, the Girls' School was moved across the road to another site. One of the persons who worked sincerely for a quarter of century for the growth of the Institution was Rev. Canon Elphick. Steadily , the School began to regain some of its former glory, never to be lost again.



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Contact Person

Col. John Ellis

Principal


Mailing Address St. Mark's Road
Bangalore 560001
India



Telephone

+91 80 22213608
+91 80 22213835



FAX

+91 80 22232536



Official Website

http://www.bishopcottonboys.org
or http://www.cottonboys.com



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Airport - 8 km
City Railway Station - 5 km
City Bus Station - 5 km

M.G. Road - less than 1/2 km
Commercial Street - 2 km
Brigade Road - 2 km

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