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Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council

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.

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, a vice-chair and one other member.

School population

School programs in the Northwest Territories (NWT) are mandatory to all people between the age of six and sixteen. The BDDBE says that they serve over 1,500 students and have 328 staff.

Like other divisional education councils in the NWT they are inclusive

Region 1 is predominately Indigenous peoples, made up of Inuvialuit (Inuit), Gwichʼin (First Nations), and Métis, and these numbers will be reflected in the school population.

Languages

The main language of instruction throughout the region is English and French immersion is available in both Inuvik schools. Indigenous languages, such as Gwichʼin and Inuvialuktun (Inuinnaqtun), are taught depending on the community.

List of schools

The following are the schools in the BDDEC

Notes

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