École St. Joseph School is an

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Yellowknife Yellowknife is the capital, largest community, and the only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of t ...

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, operated by the

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

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

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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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