School year ends across Nunavik – Nunatsiaq News

25 March 2020

Kativik Ilisarniliriniq officially announces students will not return to class before fall

The school year in Nunavik has officially ended due to the current coronavirus pandemic.

“In light of these developments, the Council of Commissioners met and decided that the school year would end today in Nunavik,” said the announcement from the Kativik Ilisarniliriniq school board on Tuesday, March 24.

Students will still be able to graduate despite this.

According to the board, final grades will be determined by the student’s first- and second-term grade, and this will be used to determine whether they move on to the next grade level.

In particular, the board states, for Secondary 5 students looking at high school graduation, those who passed their first two terms will graduate.

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