, ▁King ▁George ▁III ▁gave ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁King ' s ▁Colleg iate ▁School , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁King ' s ▁College ▁- ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁honour ▁to ▁be ▁best owed ▁upon ▁any ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁Prince ▁Edward , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Kent ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁King ' s ▁Colleg iate ▁School ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁King ' s ▁College ▁while ▁station ed ▁in ▁Hal if ax ▁as ▁Commander - in - Ch ief , ▁British ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁Academy ▁at ▁W inds or , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" The ▁Colleg iate ▁School ", ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁" K ing ' s ▁Colleg iate ▁School " ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁under ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Arch ib ald ▁Pay ne ▁Ingl is . ▁ ▁Se vent een ▁pup ils ▁were ▁in ▁attend ance , ▁among ▁whom ▁was ▁John ▁Ingl is , ▁subsequently ▁the ▁Right ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Ingl is , ▁D . ▁D . ▁third ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁decided ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁girls ' ▁school ▁in ▁W inds or ▁to ▁complement ▁King ' s ▁Colleg iate ▁School . ▁Edge hill ▁School ▁opened ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁new ▁girls ▁began ▁in