The Commission scolaire francophone du Yukon (CSFY) is responsible for French first-language education in the Yukon. It operates three schools and one school program in addition to a daycare: École Émilie-Tremblay (4-year-old kindergarten through grade 6), the Centre scolaire secondaire communautaire Paul-Émile-Mercier (grades 7 through 12), École Nomade (French-language home learning, kindergarten through grade 12), the Dawson French program (4-year-old kindergarten through grade 7) and the Garderie du petit cheval blanc daycare.
In February 2009, the Commission scolaire francophone du Yukon launched a court action against the Yukon Department of Education to obtain full management of its schools. In August 2015, the CSFY and the Yukon government agreed to establish a settlement committee to find negotiated solutions to the issues that remained outstanding after the court action, and a subcommittee to help plan the construction of a Francophone secondary school.
On March 12, 2020, after nearly five years of negotiations, the CSFY signed a settlement agreement with the Yukon government, ending the legal action launched in 2009 and clarifying the roles and responsibilities relating to French first-language education.
On November 13, 2020, students in grades 7 through 12 had their first day of classes at the Centre scolaire secondaire communautaire Paul-Émile-Mercier.
Photo credit: CSFY