 After closing ceremonies and a reunion, demolition began to clear the site for the construction of a new high school to replace both QECVI and Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute.Students already attending QECVI were transferred to Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute, while those who would have begun Grade 9 in fall 2016 attended KCVI.QECVI's sports teams were known as the "Raiders" and participated in a wide variety of sports.