The Town Crest

The Kensington Crest is easily dismissed as being bizarre at an initial glance. Many people do not realize that each element of the Town Crest has important symbolic meaning. The Kensington Town Crest is composed of a red cross on a white field, together with a sword. The cross and the sword are elements taken from the arms of London. The cross may also refer to Kensington's one-time name of "Barrett's Cross", a name that had been adopted in 1824. In the centre there is a potato blossom to signify the major crop and also to symbolize the fact that Kensington is the heart of the agricultural district. The Canadian Civic Crown is, of course, composed of a civic crown, but with the additional element of maple leaves. Issuing out of the civic crown is a lobster, alluding to the importance of the lobster and fishing industry to Kensington. The main tinctures of the arms are red and white, which have been adopted as the Town's official colours.

Schools

The Town of Kensington has two fine schools, located on Victoria Street East, that accommodate all grade levels (one to twelve). Our Kensington schools are a part of PEI's Western School Board District. Queen Elizabeth Elementary School (QEES), which opened on December 3, 1976, teaches grades one through six. Currently, about 400 students attend QEES. This 19-classroom school contains a gymnasium, music room, french room, two resource rooms, and a library. On the Elementary School property there are two playgrounds. The playground on the front side of the building is used by students in grades one to three, and the playground at the back was designed for use by students in grades four to six. Queen Elizabeth Elementary School has thirty-five staff members, in addition to school principal Rodney MacArthur. QEES has clubs to suit the interests of a wide variety of students; intramurals, a chess club, choir, photography and more!

Kensington Intermediate Senior High School (KISH), originally known as Kensington Regional High School, opened in 1955. It was a very small school around the time of its opening. But in 1988, the school received a 6.7-million dollar expansion that added an additional 40,000 square feet to the facility! Today, KISH teaches students in grades seven through twelve. Presently, the student body at KISH is approximately 380. The 18-classroom high school also contains an industrial arts workshop, home-economics room, two resource rooms, two computer labs, a library, a gymnasium, and a cafeteria. On school property there are three tennis courts, a baseball diamond, and a sports track. Kensington Intermediate Senior High School has forty-two staff members in addition to principal George Aiken. KISH has many extracurricular activities to help ensure a positive high school experience for everyone. These activities include athletic programs, putting together the school yearbook, Student Police, Students Against Drinking and Driving, Robots EAST, the Debating Club, Prom Committee, and much more! Click on one of the two pictures below to visit that school's official website! Queen Elizabeth Elementary School Kensington Intermediate Senior High School You can also click the link below to visit the Western School Board's official site! The Western School Board of PEI