9 7 6 ▁the ▁gover ning ▁bodies ▁of ▁both ▁schools ▁decided ▁to ▁am alg am ate , ▁and ▁King ' s - Ed geh ill ▁School ▁was ▁born . ▁ ▁Both ▁King ' s ▁Colleg iate ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁newer ▁Edge hill ▁School ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁W inds or ▁campus ▁and ▁eventually ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁site , ▁therefore ▁better ▁hosting ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁tournament s ▁which ▁take ▁place ▁every ▁year . ▁ ▁King ' s ▁College ▁School ▁( The ▁ ▁Colleg iate ▁School ), ▁Edge hill ▁School ▁for ▁Girls , ▁King ' s - Ed geh ill ▁School ▁Tim eline ▁▁▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁- ▁Dr . ▁Charles ▁Ingl is ▁arriv es ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁- ▁King ' s ▁Colleg iate ▁School ▁for ▁boys ▁opens ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁students ▁▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁- ▁George ▁III ▁gives ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁to ▁K . C . S . ▁▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁- ▁The ▁Academy ▁comm enced ▁in ▁the ▁Sus anna ▁Fran ck lyn ' s ▁house . ▁▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁- ▁The ▁Academy ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁un fin ished ▁College ▁buildings , ▁which ▁had ▁begun ▁its ▁construction ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁- ▁The ▁boys ▁of ▁K . C . S . ▁adopt ▁the ▁game ▁of ▁hur ley ▁to ▁the ▁ice ▁of ▁Long ▁P ond ▁▁▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁- ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁The ▁Academy ▁building ▁was ▁begun , ▁the