Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0The 2 schools of Inuvik: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
One board, BDEC, runs them all. We don’t grade schools in the Northwest Territories. The reason: the province publishes no results school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Inuvik
The language each school teaches in, against every school in the Northwest Territories.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in the Northwest Territories.
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 Inuvik’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Inuvik
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Inuvik
Canadian towns its size
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normand Park | 5,299 | 39 | 3 | 2.4 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 |
| Atholville | 3,346 | 7 | 3 | 8.5 km |
| Inuvik | 3,337 | 2 | 0 | 54 km |
| Rankin Inlet | 3,336 | 3 | 0 | 451 km |
| Sheet Harbour | 3,334 | 2 | 0 | 42 km |
| Eaux Claires | 3,334 | 48 | 1 | 1 km |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 3,332 | 7 | 6 | 7 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
In 738 of the 895 others the count is higher. Schooling in French is on hand in 451 of the 896.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. An older list, StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, is used here.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Inuvik’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
Questions about schools in Inuvik
Is there a French-language school in Inuvik?
Not within 3 km of Inuvik. The French-language board still serves families here.
How do I get a place at a school in Inuvik?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
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).