- Canadian Confederation: Among the Fathers of Confederation are 3 former K.C.S. students 1871 - Fire destroyed The Academy (Willetts House - Lower School) 1877 - The boys’ school moved into a new wooden building constructed on the site of the stone building and was designated King's Collegiate School 1877 - Hensley Memorial Chapel opens on the first Sunday of Michaelmas Term 1891 - Edgehill School for Girls opens with 27 resident and 15 day students 1905 - Because of poor drainage, the school was moved to higher ground. 1906 - Cadet Programme Begins. Cadet Corp #254 1915 - The School changed its name to King's College School 1920 - Disastrous fire destroys the main buildings of the University of King's College 1923 - The school and the university separate; King's College moves to Halifax 1931 - Inglis House is erected on the foundation of the original 1790 College building 1976 - Amalgamation to form King's-Edgehill School 1981 - King's-Edgehill offers the International Baccalaureate Programme, the sixth school in Canada to do so 2005 - New construction: The Ted Canavan Athletic Centre, The David K. Wilson Gymnasium and The Spafford Pool. 2006 - The opening of The Fountain Performing Arts Centre 2018 - FIFA Regulation Turf Field Installed on Jakeman Field. Present day Since 2005, there have been major renovations of the school, ranging from the addition of a floor to the girls dormitory to the construction of the Ted Canavan Athletic Centre, complete with a pool, double gym and well-equipped exercise facilities, the opening of The Fountain Performing Arts Centre to host musical performances, concerts and dance productions and the most recent addition to the campus, the all weather artificial turf field and running track. The current headmaster is Joseph F. Seagram. His predecessor is David Penaluna, KES headmaster from 1995-2008. Headmasters and Principals (King's) Headmistresses/Principals Edgehill School for Girls (Founded 1891) Notable alumni Teachers Sir Charles G. D. Roberts Steven Holmes Steven Laffoley Graham Day Students David Andrews Ruth Archibald Robert Christie (Quebec Politician) George Cooper, C.M., C.D., Q.C. Bruce Curtis Amor De Cosmos Muriel Denison Robert B. Dickey Dorothy Harley Eber Fred Fountain Joan Fraser James Gilbert John Hamilton Gray (New Brunswick politician) Tiny Hermann Gudie Hutchings Frederick E. Hyndman Andrew Kam Basil King Leopold David Lewis A.A. MacLeod Percy Paris John Pryor Joe Robertson (ice hockey) Edward Ross Joachim Stroink Thomas Suther Gordon Tidman Peter Whalley