Photo: Cold, Indrid · CC BY-SA 2.0The nearest high school to Kensington is 74 km away
In or within 3 km of the town: 2 elementary schools, and no high school. 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
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
Where the 2 schools in and around Kensington are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Kensington
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix on Prince Edward Island.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools on Prince Edward Island.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to 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
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Kensington
Schools in the towns around Kensington
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 km |
| Kensington, Part 1 0.8 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 km |
| Malpeque Bay 7.6 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 km |
| New London 7.8 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 km |
| Kinkora 9.7 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 km |
| Summerside 12 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 km |
| Miscouche 17 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 km |
Most schools next door: Summerside, 8.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Kensington’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- The year. ODEF, from 2019–22, is the only open list: newer schools may be missing.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
Questions about schools in Kensington
How do I get a place at a school in Kensington?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
How many schools are there in Kensington?
Every one of them, 2, is inside the town.
Is there a French-language school in Kensington?
No, none within 3 km of Kensington; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
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).