The school was started by Christian missionaries and was named after Canon Cecil Tyndale-Biscoe (1863–1949).
ðə skˈuːl wʌz stˈɑːɹɾᵻd baɪ kɹˈɪstʃən mˈɪʃənˌɛɹiz ænd wʌz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ kˈænən sˈɛsəl tˈɪndeɪlbˈɪskoʊ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn.