École St. Joseph School is an elementary/

middle school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...

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Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

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, operated by the

Yellowknife Catholic School Board The Yellowknife Catholic School Board is the school board responsible for École St. Joseph School, Weledeh Catholic School, École St. Patrick High School and the Kimberlite Career & Technical Centre in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canad ...

. The school was opened in September 1978 and is named in honour of the

Sisters of St. Joseph The Sisters of St. Joseph, also known as the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, abbreviated CSJ or SSJ, is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women founded in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, in 1650. This congregation, named for S ...

. In addition to English, St. Joseph's offers the

French immersion French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which students who do not speak French as a first language will receive instruction in French. In most French-immersion schools, students will learn to speak French and learn most subjects s ...

program for all students. The school had a severe fire caused by arson in 2006, causing the students in the 2006–2007 school year to be held at three different schools. The school went through major renovations until 2010 when all students were brought back to the main building.

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School's websiteYellowknife Catholic Schools

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Education in Yellowknife Middle schools in the Northwest Territories Elementary schools in the Northwest Territories Roman Catholic schools in the Northwest Territories {{NorthwestTerritories-school-stub

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