Integrated Outcome Strategy for Yukon Learners

Some students in the Yukon face more challenges than others. The Auditor General found achievement gaps between:

• First Nation and non-First Nation students;
• students in rural and urban areas; and
• students with different learning needs. 

This strategy looks at each student as a whole person and aims to reduce gaps and improve results for all students in the Yukon.

To create this strategy, we worked with Yukon First Nations governments and stakeholders. Each Yukon First Nations government shared their lived experiences, hopes and ideas for the young people in the Yukon’s education system. Together, we looked at what students should know by the time they finish Kindergarten to Grade 12.

Read the Integrated Outcome Strategy for Yukon Learners (2025) 
Read the Student Outcomes Improvement Initiative Final Report (April 2023) 
 

By the time students leave the public education system, students will:

• know who they are and where they come from and feel they belong;   
• be resilient and emotionally intelligent;  
• be able to transition through their educational experience successfully;   
• understand and appreciate that they are part of the land and part of the water;   
• be happy;   
• know what they need to be healthy and grounded;  
• be financially literate;  
• understand Yukon First Nation history, culture, protocols and worldviews;   
• meet or exceed reading, communication and math expectations for each grade level;   
• have the ability to access, understand and analyze a wide range of information;   
• have the skills, abilities and confidence to develop and achieve their career and life goals;   
• actively try to make the world a better place;   
• have the skills, abilities and confidence to use technology and adapt to the use of new technology; and   
• have increased exposure to and opportunities for learning, Yukon First Nation languages.    

Yukon First Nations governments, school boards, councils, students, parents, youth and advisory groups helped shape these outcome statements.

This strategy applies to all Yukon schools. Each school authority will develop their own implementation plan that will support how they will deliver learning and student supports across their schools.

Learn about the Yukon’s school boards. 

We’re helping teachers bring Yukon First Nations perspectives and ways of learning into classrooms. We do this through training, classroom support and locally developed resources.   Many of the outcomes already match what’s in the curriculum, which was recently updated to include more:

• hands-on learning;
• personalized learning based on students' interests;
• finance, career education and life skills; and
• Indigenous content connected to the Yukon.

We’ll integrate the outcomes into the curriculum and make it more relevant to life in the Yukon by:

• creating locally developed courses;
• having policies in place for First Nations accreditation; and
• providing resources and support to teach about residential schools. 

This strategy helps us make informed decisions so all students have a chance to succeed.

We’re working with our education partners to finalize the plan for putting this into action. We’ll publish the plan in late fall 2025 and share updates on our progress.