School type Public, high school Principal Bernadette Marie Language English / Haida Staff 16 | School number 5050001 Grades 8-12 Number of students 100 (30 September 2014) Funding type State school | |
Enrollment 100 (September 30, 2014) School board School District 50 Haida Gwaii | ||
Gudangaay Tlaats'gaa Naay Secondary, formerly George Mercer Dawson Secondary is a public high school in Masset, British Columbia. It is one of two secondary schools and one of six schools in School District 50 Haida Gwaii. George Mercer Dawson Secondary officially opened on October 19, 1970, and was named after George Mercer Dawson CMG FRS FRSC, (August 1, 1849 – March 2, 1901) a Canadian scientist, surveyor and eminent authority on ethnology and archeology who undertook the Canadian Governments Geological Survey of Haida Gwaii, formerly named Queen Charlotte Islands. In September, 2016 the school was renamed to Gudangaay Tlaats'gaa Naay Secondary by unanimous decision of the SD50 School Board.
Having grown up in Old Massett, some internationally renowned Haida Artists such as Robert Davidson, Reginald Davidson and Jim Hart attended Masset High School prior to its renaming in 1970, and again in 2016.