Kugluktuk High School is a high school in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada. The school, which serves a town of some thirteen hundred people has about 160 students from grades seven to twelve. It is the furthest west high school in the new territory of Nunavut.
The high school, through the "Kugluktuk High School Athletics Association" also known as the "Kugluktuk Grizzlies", has created a non-profit, stay-in-school organization that uses sport and recreation opportunities as incentives for staying in school, and making healthy lifestyle choices. Currently, the membership has over 100 students. Through a variety of fundraisers, they provide the youth in Kugluktuk with opportunities in various things such as sport and employment. They are the largest youth employer in Kugluktuk.
Next door to the school is the Jimmy Hikok Ilihakvik elementary school serving the younger students.
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