Inuksuk High School is the high school of Iqaluit, the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut

Nunavut

Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

. It offers grades 9 through 12 (ages 14-18) to a student population of about 450. The focus of the school is on teaching Inuit

Inuit

The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...

 language and culture. The original name of the school was the Gordon Robertson Education Centre, or GREC. In the early 1990s it was renamed for the Inuksuk

Inukshuk

An inuksuk is a stone landmark or cairn built by humans, used by the Inuit, Inupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America. These structures are found from Alaska to Greenland...

 monuments that dot the region and are a symbol of the territory.

The school, with its large gym

Gym

The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...

nasium, is one of only a handful of public structures in the territorial capital. A number of important events have been held there, including a visit by Queen Elizabeth

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

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. The gymnasium was also the first temporary home of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada, is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's parliament.The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada...

 after the territory was created in 1999.

Other schools in Iqaluit include a Middle school Aqsarniit Illinarvik and three elementary schools, Nakasuk School

Nakasuk School

Nakasuk School is one of 4 elementary schools in Iqaluit, Nunavut.The school design is distinctive, consisting of a two storey fibreglass ice block...

, Joamie Ilinniarvik School

Joamie Ilinniarvik School

Joamie Ilinniarvik School is a public elementary school located in Iqaluit, Nunuvat. It is one of the few public schools in the area, along with Inuksuk High School and Nakasuk School. It serves grades 1-5....

, the French-language Ecole de Trois-Soleils

Ecole de Trois-Soleils

École des Trois-Soleils is the only French language school located in Iqaluit, Nunavut. It serves grades 1-9.-External links:*...

 and the Inuktitut language elementary, Nanook School, in nearby Apex. Also located in the capital is Nunavut Arctic College

Nunavut Arctic College

Nunavut Arctic College is a Crown corporation that is funded by the Government of Nunavut and has several campuses and centres spread out throughout Nunavut, Canada.-History:...

, the only post secondary institution in the territory.