NWT releases annual report on the state of the JK-12 education system for 2021-22

The Government of the Northwest Territories has released its annual report on the state of the JK-12 education system for the 2021-22 school year. Cabin Radio reports that the report data was dominated by pandemic consequences, as the 2021-22 school year had the most interruptions and complete shutdowns with remote learning being used for a fifth of the school year. The total enrolments in Indigenous language programs have decreased from 2018-19 to 2021-22, possibly because of the COVID-19 pandemic or the changing student populations. Other findings included the continued gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous student graduation rates, with Indigenous students still graduating at a rate of 40-50% compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts who graduated at a rate of 70-80%.