On April 19 th 1865 , in a house on High Grounds ( later known as "Westward Ho") the school for Boys and Girls was opened as a foundation and connected to the Church of England for the education of the European and Eurasian Community of Bangalore and its neighbourhood., through the efforts of the Rev. J. Gordon, R.Firth and S.T. Pettigrew , Chaplains of Bangalore. It took the honoured name of Bishop Cotton of Calcutta, for it was established in connection with a sheme of education which Bishop Cotton had originated. The heraldic shield of Bishop Cotton , became the Shield of the School. The Rev. S.T. Pettigrew, who had taken a prominent part in starting the school was appointed as the first Secretary of the Board of Governers of this School.

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Address:	St. Marks Road Bangalore,Karnataka,560001
Established:	1865