The Bombay Scottish School, Powai (BSS or BSS Powai), also popularly known as Scottish, is a private, Christian co-educational day school located in Powai in Mumbai, India. It is an affiliate of Bombay Scottish School, Mahim. The institution was established on 21 June 1997 by Mark David.

The school caters to pupils from kindergarten up to class 10 and the medium of instruction is English. The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, which conducts the ICSE examinations at the close of class 10.

School shield and crest 
The school shield represents the Cross of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland. The white crux decussata (cross) quarters the shield into four segments, each representing a house colour denoted by the Fleur-de-lis (blue house), the Castle (red house), the Lion (green house) and the Palm Tree (yellow house).

School flag and motto 
The school flag features the white cross of St. Andrew against a blue band. St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. It bears the 'Crux decussata'. The flag is flown during ceremonial occasions like the school's Sports Day. The school's motto is "Perseverantia et Fide in Deo (Latin)" which means perseverance and faith in God.

Curriculum 
The Bombay Scottish School follows the syllabus of the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) since 20th September,  2000. English is the medium of instruction. Hindi is taught as a second language and Marathi is taught as a third language. Tests are conducted periodically and examinations are held at the end of every school term.

Culture 
Bombay Scottish is a cosmopolitan school. Although the majority of the pupils are Hindu by religion, the school attempts to impart Christian values. The Christmas Concert is celebrated every December and a sports meet and a farewell party for students who are passing out of the institution are held.

Management 
The school is managed by the Committee of Management, the Board of Trustees for the Bombay Scottish Orphanage Society. The Principal of this school is Jane Kotian, who manages the general administration. The Senior Academic Coordinator, Ms Esther Selvaraj manages the academics and co-curricular activities of the school. There are Academic coordinators at the Junior School, Middle School and High School levels.
 Junior School Co-ordinator: Tina Quadras
 Upper Primary Co-ordinator: Mithua Chakravorty
 Middle School Co-ordinator: Harpreet Kaur
 High School Co-ordinator: Monica David

House system 
The main objective of the House System is to foster a sense of collective responsibility and solidarity amongst students. The House System also serves as the centre of school life, with houses often competing at sports and other co-curricular activities.
There are four school houses – Blue, Green, Red, Yellow. The boys' house names are named after Scottish missionaries and the girls' are named after British queens.

Notable alumni

Arts and entertainment
 Abhishek Bachchan – Bollywood actor
 Aditya Bhattacharya – Indian film director and screenwriter
 Aditya Chopra (1987) – Indian film director, screenwriter and producer
 Amrita Puri - Indian Bollywood Actress and daughter of Adiya Puri, managing director of HDFC Bank
 Arjun Bijlani – Indian television actor
 Aziz Mirza – Bollywood director
 Dharmesh Darshan – Bollywood film director and screenwriter
 Ekta Kapoor (1991) – Indian television producer
 Hrithik Roshan (1990) – Bollywood actor
 Imran Khan – Bollywood actor
 John Abraham (1988) – Bollywood actor and former model
 Lesle Lewis – composer, best known for his work as part of Colonial Cousins
 Lucky Ali (1974) – Indian singer songwriter, composer and actor
 Rahul Sharma – Musician of Hindustani classical music
 Ranbir Kapoor (1998) – Bollywood actor
 Ranjit Hoskote (1984) – Indian poet, art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator
 Rishi Vohra (1990) - Author
 Sushma Reddy – model, VJ and screenwriter
 Tusshar Kapoor – Bollywood actor
 Uday Chopra (1989) – Bollywood actor
 Vikas Bhalla – Indian television and movie actor and singer

Politics
 Aditya Thackeray (2006) – son of Uddhav Thackeray and leader of Yuva Sena, Minister (Environment and climate, Tourism, Protocol), Government of Maharashtra

Sports
 Rohan Gavaskar (1992) – Indian cricketer

Other
 Neerja Bhanot – Senior Flight Purser with Pan Am Airways, awarded the Ashoka Chakra posthumously.
 Manavendra Singh Gohil – LGBT rights activist, belongs to the royal family of the former princely state of Rajpipla, India.

See also

 List of schools in Mumbai
List of the oldest schools in the world

References

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Schools in Colonial India
Educational institutions established in 1847
1847 establishments in British India
Private schools in Mumbai
Educational institutions established in 1997
1997 establishments in Maharashtra