Goodwill's Girls School, Bangalore
| Goodwill's Girls School, Bangalore | |
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| Address | |
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Promenade Road, Fraser Town Bangalore, Karnataka India |
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| Coordinates | 12°59′45″N 77°36′33″E / 12.995885°N 77.609129°ECoordinates: 12°59′45″N 77°36′33″E / 12.995885°N 77.609129°E |
| Information | |
| Former name | Wesleyan Tamil School |
| Type | Government Aided, Private School |
| Motto | "எழுக கற்க பணிசெய நிற்க" (Tamil) (Eḻuka Kaṟka Paṇiceya niṟka) (Arise Learn Serve) |
| Established | 2 September 1855 |
| Founder | Mrs. Little, Wesleyan Tamil Mission |
| Campus size | 14 acres (57,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Affiliation | Karnataka State Secondary Education Examination Board |
| Former Name | Wesleyan Tamil Girls School |
| Renamed After | Rev. Fred Goodwill |
| Management | Church of South India |
| Diocese | Karnataka Central Diocese |
| Website | http://goodwillchristiancollege.com/ |
Goodwill's Girls School is located at Promenade Road, Fraser Town, Bangalore Cantonment. Formerly known as the Wesleyan Tamil School, the school was renamed after Rev. Fred Goodwill, a British Missionary and Tamil scholar, who served as the manager of the school, in his capacity as Superintendent of the Wesleyan Tamil Mission, Bangalore and Kolar Gold Fields.
The Wesleyan Tamil Mission was established in Bangalore by Rev. Elijah Hoole and James Mowatt in April 1821, with the land for the present school premises acquired in November 1821 (p. 82-83). In November 18231, Elijah Hoole of the Wesleyan Mission applied to the Government of Madras for granting permission for starting a school and preaching place for the native population in the Bangalore Cantonment. The land selected had been previously obtained for the same purpose by a member of the Wesleyan Society who had lived temporarily in the Bangalore Cantonment, and had built a mud building with a thatched roof, which was in ruins in 1821. The permission was granted and a small building measuring 30 ft. length and 13 ft. width was constructed under the supervision of Mr. Mowat. The present premises of the school in the Bangalore Cantonment has been owned by the Wesleyan Mission since then. In the same campus, Wesleyan Mission Press was established in 1840.
In 1854, Sir. Charles Wood, President of the Board of Control, East India Company, sent out his famous Wood's Despatch to Lord Dalhousie, the then Governor-General of India, which called for major revamp in the educational system in British India, encouraging mass education for all castes (for the first time in the history of India), establishing government schools in each district, government aid to private schools, appointment of teachers and school inspectors, establishing universities at the major cities of Delhi, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta, amongst many other reforms. The Wesleyan Mission School was established in 1855, using a generous grant from the Government of Madras.
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