King’s-Edgehill School

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King’s-Edgehill School

school, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada

Also known as: King’s Collegiate School

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Canada’s oldest boarding school, the King’s-Edgehill School, was founded as King’s Collegiate School in 1788 in Windsor, Nova Scotia. It was the first school in Canada to receive royal assent, granted by George III in 1789. The school was created in the wake of the American Revolution to ensure that…
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Canada’s oldest boarding school, the King’s-Edgehill School, was founded as King’s Collegiate School in 1788 in Windsor, Nova Scotia. It was the first school in Canada to receive royal assent, granted by George III in 1789. The school was created in the wake of the American Revolution to ensure that…
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