Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute

Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute, or "QE", was a High School in Kingston, Ontario, Canada that operated from 1955 to 2016.HistoryQECVI opened in 1955 and s instituted a number of programs focusing on specific career paths. Thriving on the enrichment of the Focus Programs due in part to former principal, J.R. Mulville, the school remained opened after a long debate in 1989 that almost left the school merging with Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School. J.R. Mulville referred to the focus programs as "a prime example of new ways of delivering curricula in schools, as well as a better way of teaching math and English for kids that need a different approach to things."QECVI closed at the end of the academic year in June 2016. After closing ceremonies and a reunion, demolition began to clear the site for the construction of a new high school to replace both QECVI and Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute. Students already attending QECVI were transferred to Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute, while those who would have begun Grade 9 in fall 2016 attended KCVI.