School District 92 Nisga'a

School District 92 Nisga'a is a school district in British Columbia, Canada. Situated in the Nass River valley it covers the First Nations area of the Nisga'a people north of Terrace. This includes the communities of Gitlaxt'aamiks (or New Aiyansh), Gitwinksihlkw (or Canyon City), Laxgalts'ap (or Greenville), Gingolx (or Kincolith), and the surrounding settlements.

School District 92 Nisga'a
Location
Gitlaxt'aamiks or New Aiyansh
Gitlaxt'aamiks, Gitwinksihlkw, Laxgalts'ap, Gingolx in Northwest
Canada
District information
SuperintendentNancy Wells
Schools4
BudgetCA$6.2 million
Students and staff
Students627
Other information
Websitewww.nisgaa.bc.ca

History

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School District 92 Nisga'a was created January 1, 1975 as the first aboriginal school district in the province. There has been a steady decline in the number of students over the past several years. In September 2010, there were 422 students in Grades K-12. School populations range from 46 students in the smallest elementary school to 241 in the combined elementary/secondary school located in the largest community. There are 44 students designated as having special needs, within the Ministry of Education categories.[citation needed]

Schools

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School Location Grades
Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School Gitwinksihlkw K-7
Alvin A. McKay Elementary School (formerly Laxgalts'ap Elementary School) Laxgalts'ap K-7
Nathan Barton Elementary School Gingolx K-7
Nisga'a Elementary Secondary School Gitlaxt'aamiks K-12

The School District also operates the Nisga'a ACE School for Adult Continuing Education. The schools are relatively far geographically from each other.

See also

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