Photo: Gordon Leggett · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest high school to Gjoa Haven is 1,043 km away
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only. Because the province publishes no results school by school, towns in Nunavut aren’t graded on schools.
High schools within reach of Gjoa Haven
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
Where the 2 schools in and around Gjoa Haven are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Gjoa Haven
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Nunavut.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Nunavut.
No school here teaches 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 Gjoa Haven’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Gjoa Haven
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 2 schools in and around Gjoa Haven
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. The schools are those in ODEF, 2019–22; check with the board for any opened since.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Gjoa Haven and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
Questions about schools in Gjoa Haven
How many schools are there in Gjoa Haven?
All 2 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Is there a French-language school in Gjoa Haven?
There is none in or near Gjoa Haven (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How do I get a place at a school in Gjoa Haven?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
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).