[1] It was erected for the children of Europeans and Eurasians by public subscription shortly after his death, as a memorial to his services to the Nilgiris community.

Breeks the first commissioner of Nilgiris in 1872, it was decided that a memorial in the form of a school should be built in his name.

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

[citation needed] The school was started in a heritage building, which is now a part of the Nilgiris District Court complex.

The district court with its unique clock tower which is one of the oldest in Tamil Nadu, was originally a part of Breeks Memorial School.