George M Dawson Secondary School Explained

George M Dawson Secondary, now called Gudangaay Tlaats'gaa Naay Secondary School
Address:PO Box 208, 1647 Collison Ave.
City:Masset
Province:British Columbia
Postcode:V0T 1M0
Country:Canada
Coordinates:54.0114°N -132.1447°W
Schooltype:high school
Fundingtype:Public
Schoolboard:School District 50 Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte
Number:5050001
Principal:Ian Keir
Staff:17
Grades Label:Grades
Grades:8–12
Enrollment:69
Enrollment As Of:September 30, 2022
Language:English / Haida
Area:Masset
Team Name:GMD Thunder (Basketball)

George Mercer Dawson Secondary, now called Gudangaay Tlaats'gaa Naay Secondary School is a public high school in Masset, British Columbia. It is one of three secondary schools and one of six schools in School District 50 Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte. Gudangaay Tlaats'gaa Naay Secondary School, officially opened on October 19, 1970, and was named after George Mercer Dawson, (August 1, 1849 – March 2, 1901) a Canadian scientist, surveyor and eminent authority on ethnology and archeology who undertook the Canadian Governments Geological Survey of Haida Gwaii.Having grown up in Old Massett (aka Haida) some internationally renowned Haida Artists such as Robert Davidson, Reginald Davidson and Jim Hart have all attended Gudangaay Tlaats'gaa Naay Secondary School.

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