Gadzoosdaa Eligibility Criteria
A student may be eligible for student accommodation if the following criteria are met:
Admissions Priority
Student will be considered and prioritized for Gadzoosdaa student residence based on the following criteria:
General Information
A student may be eligible for student accommodation if the following criteria are met:
- The student must be enrolled in grade 10, 11 or 12 on a full-time basis
- The student must be 18 years old (and zero days) or younger on the first day of school.
- The student must be a Yukon Resident whose primary residence is outside of the Whitehorse catchment area.
- The student may not have a custodial parent or guardian that lives within the Whitehorse school catchment area.
- The students must have at least 80 Percent attendance and at least 75% percent or better completion of course work.
- All dorm enrolment is on a semester-by-semester basis with a student review of attendance, work completion and ability to follow the student handbook taking place between semesters and/or school years.
Admissions Priority
Student will be considered and prioritized for Gadzoosdaa student residence based on the following criteria:
- Students whose community does offers a limited 10,11 or 12 program. Beaver Creek, Carcross, Kluane Lake, Old Crow, Ross River, Teslin,
- Students whose community offers a full 10, 11 or 12 Program and further academic courses are required. Carmacks, Dawson City, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Pelly Crossing, Watson Lake
- Students whose community does not provide speciality programs such as: ACES, Sports School, Wood Street, Indigenous Academy and so on.
- Students who are residents of Atlin, B.C. who have enrolled in a Whitehorse school full time.
General Information
- Dorm fees are $150 per month and may be paid either by the parent or First Nation.
- Students from Atlin BC are charged $470.00 which may be covered by the Stikine School District.
- The dorm fee applies if the student is in the residence for 5 days in a month.
- New applicants for Gadzoosdaa cannot displace students already enrolled at Gadzoosdaa.
- All students must comply with the requirements outline in the Gadzoosdaa Student Handbook.
- Late applications will generate a secondary priority list using the same criteria as above. If applicants are identical, the earlier submission date will be used to prioritize the waitlist.
- Students must reapply every year