Netsilik School in Taloyoak,

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, serves a population of about 300 students from

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up to

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, as well as a

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program funded by Aboriginal Headstart Canada which has approximately 40 students.Taloyoak principal wins national honour
/ref> The school was built in the 1970sNetsilik School
/ref> and the current principal, Gina Pizzo, was named as one of Canada's outstanding principals in 2012. The preschool program, up to grade 3, provides

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immersion, and a 60/40% Inuktitut/English program in the higher grades.

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