Skip to main content

ᐧᐋᐸᒣᑯᔥᑐᐃ

Youth Education in Whapmagoostui

April 25, 2025Eeyou Education Blog

Studies show that knowing your own language and culture helps to build a strong identity and wellbeing. We know that student success, both academic and personal, is built on a strong sense of identity, which is linked to language and culture.

January 29, 2025Eeyou Education Blog

The Cree School Board is honoured to announce the iinuu metawewinh Games 2025, taking place in Mistissini, iinuu aschii from March 25 to 27, 2025.

Read More

October 25, 2024Eeyou Education Blog

The Cree School Board is delighted to announce the commissioners for the communities of Whapmagoostui, Wemindji, and Waskaganish.

  • Christa Bobbish was elected in Whapmagoostui.
  • Gillian Blackned was elected in Wemindji.
  • Kaitlynn Hester-Moses was elected in Waskaganish.

On the photo, left to right: Gillian Blackned, Kaitlynn Hester-Moses, Christa Bobbish.

News Archives

Upcoming Events

Elected

School Commissioner

Christa Bobbish ()

What does a commissioner do?

School Committee

School Years: 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026
(Updated February 26, 2024)
  • Christa Bobbish, Chairperson
  • Louisa Wapachee, Vice-Chairperson
  • Steven Boudrias
  • Ruthanna Martin
  • Maria Kawapit Jr.
  • Emilyanne Fleming
  • Amy Dick, Band Representative

Looking for Adult Education in Whapmagoostui? Click here.

Vision

Badabin Eeyou School’s Vision is to create a positive learning environment that promotes and fosters student achievement, parental involvement and professional development while instilling the Cree identity.  

Mission

Badabin Eeyou School’s Mission is to provide the students the Eeyou way of life: A safe learning environment with high quality teaching that is innovative, holistic and authentic. To provide each student the opportunity to reach their full potential and to become responsible community member.

Core Beliefs

Badabin Eeyou School believes that each student is unique and has the potential to succeed. Success is attainable through collegiality, ongoing professional improvement and dedication to the school’s vision and mission.

About Whapmagoostui

With a population of about 1,000, Whapmagoostui - or Great Whale - is the most northern community in iiyiyiu aschii located at the mouth of the Great Whale River. In addition to being a post for the Hudson Bay Company, Whapmagoostui was also the site of a military air base during World War II, and, later, a radar station.

This Cree community co-exists with a neighbouring Inuit community Kuujjuarapik.

Whapmagoostui First Nation

Community Resources

Emergency Contacts

  • Medical Emergency: 819-929-3307
  • Police: 819-929-3700
  • Emergencies: 819-929-9110

History of Education in Whapmagoostui

When the Cree School Board was established in 1978, classrooms were in the old Federal day school buildings and grade levels were from Pre-Kindergarten to Secondary 2. Students had to finish their high school in Chisasibi or another community.

The Badabin Eeyou School building was built in 1982 and offered Pre-Kindergarten to Secondary V education. The first high school graduation in Whapmagoostui was held in 1989.

Badabin Eeyou School is located in the center of the Whapmagoostui community. The language of instruction is Cree and is taught from Pre-K to Secondary V. English (Second Language) is taught from Grade 1 to Secondary V.

Every school follows the GVC (Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum).