Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute (K.C.V.I.) is a secondary school in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1792 by Reverend John Stuart based upon a grant for secondary education in the colony of Upper Canada, it moved to its present location in 1892. It is considered the oldest public secondary school in Ontario and the second oldest in Canada. Girls were first admitted as students in January 1877, and the school has remained co-educational ever since. The oldest remaining wing of the school is the 1915 wing, which now houses science laboratories. The original wing was destroyed by fire and has since been replaced.
K.C.V.I was Kingston's only secondary school until the opening of Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute (Q.E.C.V.I.) in 1955 and Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (L.C.V.I.) in 1963.
In 2012, K.C.V.I. was ranked by the Fraser Institute as the top performing school in the Limestone Board and in the top 10% of public schools in Ontario. The school is currently the subject of a Program Accommodation Review Committee process within the Limestone District School Board. One of the two recommendations made by the School Board is to close K.C.V.I., despite its strong academic performance and significant community support. Queen's University recognizes the importance of K.C.V.I. as part of the fabric of the downtown community, as it is an important draw for faculty members looking to relocate their families to Kingston. Principal Daniel Woolf was quoted at a Kingston "Town Gown" meeting as saying “It is in our interest as well as the city’s to preserve the school.” (Whig Standard April 3, 2012)
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