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	~~{{Portal\|Schools\|India}}~~
	* [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling\|St. Paul's School]]		* [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling\|St. Paul's School]]
	* [[The Doon School]]		* [[The Doon School]]

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{{Short description|Independent boys-only boarding school in India}}
{{Distinguish|Bishop Cotton Boys' School|Bishop Cotton Girls' School}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}

{{Infobox school
| seal_image = Bcscrests.JPG
| imagesize = 250x
| name = Bishop Cotton School
| caption = School crest
| motto = ''[[Vince Malum Bono|Overcome Evil With Good]]''
| founder = Bishop [[George Edward Lynch Cotton]]
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|1859}}
| type = Independent boys-only boarding school
| affiliation = [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] Examination (ICSE) and The [[Indian School Certificate]] examination (ISC)
| grades = Class 3{{ndash}}12
| head of school = [[Simon Weale]]
| students = approx. 500
| campus size = {{cvt|56|acre|order=flip}}
| colours = {{color box|Darkblue}}{{color box|Lightblue}} Cambridge blue and Oxford blue
| alumni = Old Cottonians
| location = Knollswood, [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| country = IND
| houses = {{plainlist|Curzon, Ibbetson, Lefroy and Rivaz}}
| coordinates = {{coord|31.0853|77.1736|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh#India
| website = {{URL|https://bishopcottonshimla.com/}}
}}

'''Bishop Cotton School''' is a boarding school in [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]. It is one of the oldest boarding schools for boys in Asia,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bishop-cotton-school-in-shimla-stands-test-of-time/story-puUclUIrjMwyOsRHZP42eO.html|title=Bishop Cotton School in Shimla stands test of time|date=2018-09-10|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-09-03|title=Heritage|url=https://oldcottonians.org/our-heritage/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Old Cottonians Association|language=en-US}}</ref> The Bishop Cotton School, Shimla celebrated 150 years of existence in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090930/himplus.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal PLUS|website=m.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>

The school has produced army officers, ambassadors, judges, ministers, and politicians.

Bishop Cotton School has been ranked among the best boys-only residential schools of India by media such as [[The Times of India]], [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]], and Education World.<ref>{{cite news |title=3 School Rankings of 2012 |url=http://www.educationworld.in/rank-school/2012/ |newspaper=Education World |access-date=8 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115013844/http://www.educationworld.in/rank-school/2012/ |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
Bishop [[George Cotton|George Edward Lynch Cotton]] was a [[Queen's Scholar (Westminster School)|scholar of Westminster]], and a graduate of [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bishopcottonshimla.com/our-heritage-and-history/|title=Our Heritage and History|website=BISHOP COTTON SHIMLA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> In 1836 he was appointed Assistant Master at [[Rugby School]] by Doctor [[Thomas Arnold]], one of the founders of the [[Public school (United Kingdom)|British public school]] system. It was the young Mr. Cotton who was spoken of as 'the model young master' in [[Thomas Hughes|Thomas Hughe]]'s famous book '[[Tom Brown's School Days]]'. The school opened for students on 15 March 1863. Though mentioned in correspondence as the Simla Public School, it never actually bore this name. The first boy, Frederick Naylor, joined the school on 16 March 1863. Bishop Cotton reconnoitred ten sites in September and October 1864, and finally approved the South end of Knollswood Spur which belonged to the Rajah of [[Keonthal]]. After negotiations the site was acquired through the intervention of the Viceroy and the foundation stone for the new buildings was laid on 26 September 1866, by the [[Viceroy of india|Viceroy]], [[Sir John Lawrence]], brother of [[Sir Henry Lawrence]], founder of the famous [[The Lawrence School, Sanawar|Lawrence School, Sanawar]]. In September 1868, the school moved to Knollswood, the present site. Bishop Cotton was inspired by the phrase, "''[[Vince malum bono|Overcome Evil With Good]]''" from Romans 12:21.

===Head Masters===
{| class="toccolours" style="left; clear:left; margin-right:1em; font-size:100%; background:#ffc; color:black; width:20em; max-width:100%;" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Headmasters<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bishopcottonshimla.com/headmaster-lodge/|title=Headmaster’s Lodge|website=BISHOP COTTON SHIMLA|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
*The Rev. S. Slater D.D. (1863-1885)
*The Rev. H.M. Robinson (1885-1886)
*The Rev. E.A. Iron MA (1887-1901)
*The Rev. H.M. Lewis MA (1901-1918)
*The Rev. R.R. Gillespy (1919-1922)
*The Rev. W.S. O’Neil MA (1923-1926)
*The Rev. J.R. Peacy MA, MC (1927-1935)
*The Rev. Canon G. Sinker MA (1935-1945)
*The Rev. F.M. Drake BA, BT (1946-1949)
*Mr. F.H. Fisher BA, BT (1949-1953)
*Mr. E.G. Carter OBE, MA (1956-1957)
*Dr. T.M. Dustan, MA, BD, DD (1958-1962)
*Major [[R. K. von Goldstein|R.K. Von Goldstein]] MBE, MA (1963-1976)
*Brig. S.J. Mukand MA LT, DP Ed (1976-1986)
*Mr. R.N. Hakim MA LT (1986-1993)
*Mr. Kabri Mustafi MA, B.Ed (1994-2004)
*Mr. Roy Christopher Robinson M.A, B.Ed, T.T.C (2004-2019)
*Mr. [[Simon Weale]] M.A Oxon (Current)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Simon Weale is director of Shimla's Bishop Cotton School|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/simon-weale-is-director-of-bishop-cotton-school-49519|last=Service|first=Tribune News|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>
|}

==School organisation==
===House system===
The four [[House system|houses]] are named after people who provided financial help to the school after The Great Fire of 1905.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-08-16|title=BCS History|url=https://oldcottonians.org/our-heritage/bcs-history/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Old Cottonians Association|language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Houses<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pastoral Care|url=https://bishopcottonshimla.com/pastoral-care/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=BISHOP COTTON SHIMLA|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! Name
! Founded
! Motto
! Named after
|-
| Curzon House<ref>{{Cite web|title=Curzon House|url=https://bishopcottonshimla.com/curzon-house/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=BISHOP COTTON SHIMLA|language=en-US}}</ref> || 1909 || {{lang|la|Facta Non Verba|italic=yes}} || [[Lord Curzon]], the [[Governor-General of India|Viceroy of India]] (1899–1905)
|-
| Ibbetson House<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ibbetson House|url=https://bishopcottonshimla.com/ibbetson-house/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=BISHOP COTTON SHIMLA|language=en-US}}</ref> || 1907 || {{lang|la|Nec Impetu Nec Imperio|italic=yes}} || [[Denzil Ibbetson]], the [[List of governors of Punjab (British India)|Governor of Punjab]] (1907–1908)
|-
| Lefroy House<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lefroy House|url=https://bishopcottonshimla.com/lefroy-house/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=BISHOP COTTON SHIMLA|language=en-US}}</ref> || 1906 || {{lang|la|Mutare Sperno|italic=yes}} || [[George Lefroy]], the third [[Anglican Bishop of Lahore|Bishop of Lahore]] (1899-1912)
|-
| Rivaz House<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rivaz House|url=https://bishopcottonshimla.com/rivaz-house/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=BISHOP COTTON SHIMLA|language=en-US}}</ref> || 1908 || {{lang|la|Servamus|italic=yes}} || [[Charles Montgomery Rivaz]], the [[List of governors of Punjab (British India)|Governor of Punjab]] (1903–1907)
|}

===House Masters===
In the Junior School, from classes III to V, [[Pastoral care|pastoral]] requirements are met and control and supervision of the boys is done by the [[Matron#Other uses|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.

===Prefectorial System===
Bishop Cotton School was again the first school in India to start the [[Prefects#Academic|Prefectorial System]]. Today, the school authorities consist of the four house captains, the school captain, and the school prefect.

==Curriculum==
The school has its own curriculum for classes III to VIII. Classes IX to XII follow the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|CISCE]] syllabus.

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, intellectually-challenged children of Shimla town.

==Buildings and grounds==
[[File:Bishop Cotton School Shimla 2009 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|2009 stamp dedicated to Bishop Cotton School]]
The staff are housed in [[Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow|Linlithgow]] house. Next to this is the Holy Trinity Chapel and between them is [[Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning|Canning]] Gate and [[John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence|Lawrence]] Gate which can be identified with [[The Lawrence School, Sanawar]] 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 [[Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon|Lady Willingdon]] Swimming Bath. In front of the porch is a fountain commemorating Sardar Sohan Singh.

The main hall of the school is [[E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax|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.

===Dormitories===
From classes 3 to 8 the boys live in [[Dormitory|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 Houses with all boys of a particular house together. They are under the direct control and supervision of their House Masters, Captains and Prefects.

==Old Cottonians Association==
The OCA was started in 1910 when 17 Old Cottonians assembled in the Freemason's Hall in Shimla.<ref>{{Cite web|last=An|last2=Feb 27|first2=Bodh {{!}} TNN {{!}}|last3=2012|last4=Ist|first4=20:12|title=On completing 101 years of their association, old boys of Bishop Cotton School (BCS) Shimla presented their alma mater Rs 1 crore. The cheque of Rs 1 crore was presented to Roy Christopher Robinson, Headmaster of the school. The Old Cottonians Association (OCA), the alumni committee of one of the oldest boarding schools in Asia, had organized annual lunch in Delhi to celebrate the completion of its 101st years. - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/on-completing-101-years-of-their-association-old-boys-of-bishop-cotton-school-bcs-shimla-presented-their-alma-mater-rs-1-crore-the-cheque-of-rs-1-crore-was-presented-to-roy-christopher-robinson-headmaster-of-the-school-the-old-cottonians-association-oca-the-alumni-committee-of-one-of-the-oldest-boarding-schools-in-asia-had-organized-annual-lunch-in-delhi-to-celebrate-the-completion-of-its-101st-years-/articleshow/12058891.cms|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The Old Cottonians Association is spread all over the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Old Cottonians Association|url=https://oldcottonians.org/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Old Cottonians Association|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
* [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[N. C. Rawlley|N C Rawlley]], former [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)]]
* [[H. S. Bedi|H. S. Bedi]], Justice, Supreme Court of India
* Colonel [[Reginald Edward Harry Dyer]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/the-evil-cottonian-who-let-the-school-down-753414|title=The ‘Evil Cottonian’ who let the school down|last=Service|first=Tribune News|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> The Butcher of Amritsar
* General [[Akhtar Abdur Rahman]], military governor of [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Baluchistan]] and head of [[Inter-Services Intelligence]], Pakistan
* Sir [[Palden Thondup Namgyal]] 12th and the last king of [[Kingdom of Sikkim]]
* [[David Sadleir]], former Australian diplomat and 9th [[Director-General of Security]], Australia
* [[Jigme Palden Dorji]] (Rivaz 1936–38), 1st [[Prime Minister of Bhutan]]
* [[Melville de Mellow]], [[Padma Shri]], [[Prix Italia]], broadcaster (Ibbetson 1925–29)
* DIG [[Simranjit Singh Mann]], MP, Punjab (Ibbetson 1951–61)
* [[William Kirkpatrick (Conservative politician)|William Kirkpatrick]], MP for [[Preston (UK Parliament constituency)|Preston]] (Conservative), 1931 (1891–96)
* Maj [[Roy Farran]], DSO, MC with Two Bars, served with 3rd Squadron, 2 SAS (Curzon 1932–34)
* [[Fali Nariman]], Senior Advocate Supreme Court of India, MP (Rajya Sabha), [[Padma Bhushan]] (Ibbetson 1942–44)
* [[Virbhadra Singh]] (Ibbetson 1947–51), former Chief Minister of the Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]], member of the [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[A. S. Dulat]], former R&AW chief
* [[Montek Singh Ahluwalia]], Indian economic policy-maker, Cabinet Minister
* [[Sukhpal Singh Khaira]], member of the Legislative Assembly, Punjab, India
* [[Ruskin Bond]], Padma Shri, Indian author, awarded [[Padma Shri]] in 1999 for contributions to children's literature
* [[Jeev Milkha Singh]], Indian professional golfer who became the first player from India to join the European Tour in 1998, and four-time winner on European Tour
* [[Kumar Gaurav]], actor
* [[Lalit Modi]], chairman and Commissioner of IPL
* [[Bob Singh Dhillon]], Indo-Canadian multi-millionaire businessman
* [[Ratan Tata]], business tycoon
* [[Junaid Azim Mattu]], politician and [[mayor of Srinagar]]
* [[Mayank Dagar]], Indian cricketer
* [[Tarsem Singh|Tarsem Singh Dhandwar]], director
* [[Benjamin Gilani]], actor

==See also==
{{Portal|Schools|India}}
* [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling|St. Paul's School]]
* [[The Doon School]]
* [[Daly College]]
* [[Mayo College]]
* [[Scindia School]]
* [[Rajkumar College, Raipur]]
* [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot]]
* [[Eton College]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.bishopcottonshimla.com/}}
* [https://oldcottonians.org/ Old Cottonians Association]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121113223918/http://cottoniansglobe.com/ ''The Schools Globe''], a community whose members are from 15 boarding schools of India, thus forming 'The Prestigious Schools Club' (Bishop Cotton School – Shimla)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170421085836/http://cottoniansconnect.com/ Cottonians Connect], a website created by the Cottonian fraternity

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[[Category:Schools in Colonial India]]
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