Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Kensington, Part 1 is 73 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 6 elementary schools. The province publishes no results school by school, which leaves towns on Prince Edward Island without a schools grade.
High schools within reach of Kensington, Part 1
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
Where the 6 schools in and around Kensington, Part 1 are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Kensington, Part 1
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share on Prince Edward Island marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools on Prince Edward Island.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none in French.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Kensington, Part 1’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Kensington, Part 1
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Kensington, Part 1
Canadian towns its size
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | 5,393 | 25 | 14 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Montrose | 3,378 | 63 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Placentia | 3,374 | 1 | 0 | 48 km |
| Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary | 3,361 | 5 | 0 | 34 km |
| North St. Boniface | 3,358 | 93 | 5 | 0.7 km |
| Kensington, Part 1 | 3,357 | 6 | 0 | 73 km |
| North Kawartha | 3,355 | 2 | 0 | 36 km |
| Gibbons | 3,352 | 3 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Compton | 3,351 | 11 | 11 | 5.6 km |
| Northmount | 3,349 | 60 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
511 out of 914 comparable towns have more schools. Teaching in French: 460 of the 915 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Kensington, Part 1
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington, Part 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 km |
| Kensington 0.8 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 km |
| Malpeque Bay 7.6 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 km |
| New London 8.5 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 km |
| Kinkora 9.8 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 km |
| Summerside 11 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 km |
| Miscouche 16 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 km |
Most schools next door: Summerside, 8.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Schools come from StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, so a recent opening or closure may not show.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Kensington, Part 1’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
Questions about schools in Kensington, Part 1
How do I get a place at a school in Kensington, Part 1?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Kensington, Part 1?
0 are inside the town itself and 6 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Kensington, Part 1?
None within 3 km of Kensington, Part 1. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).