Bishop Cotton Girls' School
Private school, boarding school in Bangalore, Karnataka, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bishop Cotton Girls' School, or BCGS, is a private all-girls' school for boarders and day scholars in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The school offers academic scholarships, which aid students from lower income backgrounds to afford tuition and boarding fees. It has been awarded the International School award by the British Council.
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Type | Private school, boarding school |
Motto | Nec Dextrorsum Nec Sinistrorsum (Neither to the right nor to the left) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Protestant (Church of South India) |
Established | 1865; 159 years ago (1865) |
Founders | Rev. S.T. Pettigrew, Rev. J. Gordon and Rev. R. Firth[1] |
Chairman and Moderator | Rt. Rev. Dr. Prasannakumar Samuel, Karnataka Southern Diocese |
Principal | Mrs. Lavanya Mitran |
Staff | 150 (approx.) |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 4+ |
Houses | Barton, Elmes, Foley, Maiden, Millington, Waller |
Colour(s) | Green and gold |
Publication | The Cottonian |
Affiliation | Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ICSE) and The Indian School Certificate examination (ISC) |
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The school curriculum is based on the ICSE format of education, and has teaching facilities from Kindergarten, 1 to 10 (ICSE) and 11 and 12 (ISC).