Learn about accommodation for rural high school students in Whitehorse

Students who move to Whitehorse from a Yukon community to complete secondary school have 2 options for support:

Gadzoosdaa Student Residence

Learn more about life at Gadzoosdaa.

Fees

$150 per month.

Apply to live at Gadzoosdaa

  1. Complete the application form, including:
    • Gadzoosdaa application pages 1 through 6.
    • Fair Notice Letter.
    • Weekend Expectations.
    • Complex Trip Consent (ongoing Mount Sima).
    • Complex Trip Consent (ongoing Day Trip Hiking).
  2. Have a $150 damage deposit ready.
  3. Submit all the documents and damage deposit by mail or in person to:
    Gadzoosdaa Student Residence
    15 Selkirk Street,
    Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3J5

Apply for a Student Boarding Allowance

The allowance is for students who live:

  • in a temporary private residence with a parent or legal guardian in Whitehorse; and
  • during the school term (from September to June).

How to apply

  1. Print and fill the Student boarding allowance - application form.
  2. Submit your completed form:
    In person: Education Building (entrance to parking on Hospital Road), 1000 Lewes Boulevard in Whitehorse. We’re open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Email: publicschools@yukon.ca
    Fax: 867-393-6339
    Mail:
    Government of Yukon
    Public Schools (E-9)
    Box 2703,
    Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6

 

Contact: 

If you have questions, email publicschools@yukon.ca or phone: 867-667-5068 toll-free in Yukon 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5127.