Photo: Unknown artist Unknown artist · Public domainDawson and its edges hold 2 schools: 2 schools for every grade
Every one sits inside the town itself. The province publishes no results school by school, which leaves towns in Yukon without a schools grade.
Where the 2 schools in and around Dawson are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Dawson
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Yukon.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Yukon.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 Dawson’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
A single 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 Dawson
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Dawson
High schools within reach of Dawson
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 2 English public. The shortest trip is to Robert Service School, 1.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Service SchoolAll grades | – | English public | 1.6 km |
| J.V. Clark SchoolAll grades | – | English public | 1.7 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Dawson or within 3 km of it are here.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- The year. An older list, StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, is used here.
Questions about schools in Dawson
How do I get a place at a school in Dawson?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in Dawson?
Not near Dawson: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
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).