Bishop Cotton School, Shimla
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Bishop Cotton School, Shimla is one of India’s oldest and most prestigious boarding schools for boys, founded in 1859 in the hill town of Shimla.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian school
ⓘ
boarding school ⓘ boys' school ⓘ educational institution ⓘ private school ⓘ |
| affiliation | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations ⓘ |
| campusSetting | hill station ⓘ |
| campusType | residential campus ⓘ |
| city | Shimla ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| educationLevel |
primary
ⓘ
secondary ⓘ senior secondary ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| followsCurriculum | CISCE curriculum ⓘ |
| foundedDuring |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| foundedIn | 1859 ⓘ |
| founder | George Edward Lynch Cotton ⓘ |
| gender | boys ⓘ |
| hasAlumniDemonym | Cottonian ⓘ |
| hasBoarding | full boarding ⓘ |
| hasCampusEnvironment | residential hill campus ⓘ |
| hasHouseSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasManagement | Board of Governors ⓘ |
| hasSchoolColours | blue and gold ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | heritage educational institution ⓘ |
| knownFor |
academic excellence
ⓘ
discipline and character-building ⓘ sports and co-curricular activities ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himachal Pradesh
ⓘ
India ⓘ Shimla ⓘ |
| medium | English-medium school ⓘ |
| motto | Overcome Evil With Good ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Edward Lynch Cotton ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest boarding schools in Asia
ⓘ
strong alumni network ⓘ |
| offersProgramme |
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
ⓘ
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations ⓘ
surface form:
Indian School Certificate
|
| originalPurpose | school for boys of the British community in India ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| religiousAffiliation | Church of North India ⓘ |
| schoolCategory | public school (Indian usage) ⓘ |
| schoolType | residential ⓘ |
| state | Himachal Pradesh ⓘ |
| studentResidenceType | hostel ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Reginald Dyer