Breeks Memorial School

Breeks Memorial School

Infobox School
name = Breeks Memorial School
caption = Breeks Memorial School


motto = Ad Rem
established = 1874
type = Private
grades = Class 1 - 12
Board = Anglo-Indian
campus type = Boarding/Day School
location = Charing Cross
city = Ooty
state = Tamil Nadu
country = IND
information =

The Breeks Memorial Anglo-Indian School, is a private school located in Charing Cross, Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu. It is named after James Wilkinson Breeks, the first Commissioner (Collector) of the Nilgiris, who founded it in 1874.

The School was started in a heritage building, which is now a part of the Nilgiris District Court Complex. It was moved to Charing Cross near the landmark Adams Fountain in 1886. Currently, the School is affiliated to the Anglo-Indian Board of Education.

The Breeks All-India Hr Sec School, opened in 1974, is located on the same campus and follows the Central Board of Secondary Education. The School is managed separately.

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