Sports
The school was one of the first to provide swimming facilities in Bangalore in 1900. There is an annual Intra school Swimming Competition on Weston Day.
The Pfeiffer Memorial Playground is used for football, hockey and cricket tournaments. The Weston Swimming Pool is attached to it. The school has a small field for basketball and roller-skating.
It also holds an inter-school football tournament for schools of old Bangalore. The trophy awarded at the end of the tournament is called The Baldwin Shield.
Hockey has also been a strong hold of the school. The junior team has won the Annual Hockey Tournament conducted by St Joseph Boys High School several times.
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