About The Bishop's School in 5-a, General Bhagat Marg, Camp, Pune

The Bishop's School is an Indian private, unaided minority school, for boarding and day students between LKG and 12th grade. It is located in Pune, which is the cultural capital of the state of Maharashtra. It was founded in 1864 by Bishop Harding the Adjutant General of the British Indian Army.The school was envisioned as a self-supporting institution which was founded for the children of Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers stationed at Pune who, not belonging to Regiments, did not have regimental facilities.The First Headmaster was a British Army Corporal, Robert Mansfield.The present principal is Joel Edwin. It is one of India's oldest education institutions. The Bishop's School students and alumni are called "Bishopites" and students, faculty and staff often refer to the school as "Bishop's".HistoryOriginsIt was established by Lt. Col Sydney T. Stock on 19 April 1864 to cater for the sons of warrant officers and non-commissioned officers of the British Indian Army. The school has since functioned as a Christian Anglo-Indian minority institution. It is located in Pune Cantonment close to MG road. In addition to its day school, Bishop's has a boarding school.The school has three branches, with the one in Camp being the first and oldest and an all-boys school. The school has opened two branches in the Kalyani Nagar and Undri areas of Pune. These branches, unlike the flagship camp branch, are co-educational.

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