Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council | |
Motto: | Capable Citizens Through Indigenized Education |
Address: | Bag Service #12 |
Location: | Inuvik Region |
City: | Inuvik |
Province: | Northwest Territories |
Postcode: | X0E 0T0 |
Country: | Canada |
Coordinates: | 68.3582°N -133.7257°W |
Type: | Public |
Superintendent: | Devin Roberts |
Asst Superintendent: | Richard McKinnon & Krista Cudmore |
Chair Of The Board: | Mina McLeod |
School Board: | 10 members |
Grades: | JK-12 |
Students: | 1,508 |
Staff: | 328 |
Schools: | 9 |
Website: | https://beaufortdeltadec.ca/ |
The Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council or Beaufort-Delta Divisional Education Council is the public school board for the Inuvik Region, identical to Region 1, a census division in the Northwest Territories. Located in Inuvik the education council represents nine schools in eight communities.[1]
The board is made up of ten members, one from each District Education Authority (DEA), and one each from the Gwich'in Tribal Council and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. The executive is made up of a chair, as of 2024 it is Mina McLeod from Aklavik,[1] a vice-chair and one other member.[2]
School programs in the Northwest Territories (NWT) are mandatory to all people between the age of six and sixteen.[3] The BDDBE says that they serve over 1,500 students and have 328 staff.[2]
Like other divisional education councils in the NWT they are inclusive[4]
Region 1 is predominately Indigenous peoples, made up of Inuvialuit (Inuit), Gwichʼin (First Nations), and Métis,[5] and these numbers will be reflected in the school population.
The main language of instruction throughout the region is English and French immersion is available in both Inuvik schools.[1] Indigenous languages, such as Gwichʼin and Inuvialuktun (Inuinnaqtun), are taught depending on the community.
The following are the schools in the BDDEC[6]
Community | School | Grades | Principal | Staff[7] | Students | Notes / References | |
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Aklavik | Moose Kerr School | JK – 12 | Janine Johnson | 35 | 125 | Named for Arnold J. (Moose) Kerr, a former teacher.[8] | |
Fort McPherson | Chief Julius School | JK – 12 | Cliff Gregory | 30 | <100 (2019) | Named for Chief Julius Salu who signed Treaty 11[9] [10] [11] | |
Inuvik | East Three Elementary School | JK – 6 | Chauna MacNeil | 60 | 420 | [12] | |
East Three Secondary School | 7 – 12 | Adam Wright | 52 | 300 | Named for East Branch, Site 3, a survey section that helped determine the location of Inuvik[13] | ||
Paulatuk | Angik School | JK – 12 | Kyle Sagert | 10 | 70 (2022) | Named for Angik Rubin, a Paulatuk Elder[14] [15] [16] | |
Sachs Harbour | Inualthuyak School | JK – 9 | Martin MacPherson | 4 | Named for Inualthuyak, an Elder from Sachs Harbour[17] [18] | ||
Tsiigehtchic | Chief Paul Niditchie School | JK – 9 | Sonia Gregory | 10 | 33 (2017) | Named for Chief Paul Niditchie who signed Treaty 11[19] [20] [21] | |
Tuktoyaktuk | Mangilaluk School | JK – 12 | Ephraim Warren | 34 | 240 | Named for Mangilaluk who founded Tuktoyaktuk[22] | |
Ulukhaktok | Helen Kalvak Elihakvik | JK – 12 | Nicolas Kopot | 27 | Named for local artist Helen Kalvak[23] [24] |