Diamond Jenness Secondary School

⭐️ 2026-2027 Important Dates

Hello DJSS students, parents and guardians,

In preparation for welcoming you for the 2026–2027 school year, here is some important information:

Registration Day for all students: Friday, August 28
8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00–3:30 p.m.

First Day of Classes: Monday, August 31

Below is a suggested school supply list for Junior High. Senior High students are free to organize their course materials in the ways that work best for them.

All students will be issued Chromebooks once they have completed the 2026–2027 Registration Forms and Computer Use Agreements.

If you have any questions, please contact our office: 867-874-6538

We look forward to seeing you!

🎓 2026 Grads and Grad Families 🎓

Here is the schedule of events for this year’s graduation! We can’t wait to see you cross the stage on Friday 💜

Please see the following information from the Hay River District Education Authority concerning the cancellation of Student Transportation Services for the 2026-27 school year.

Big mahsi cho to Ptarmigan Inn for continuing to support our student-athletes through their "Burgers for Goals" fundraising program. 💜

Next up is the "THRIPLE THREAT BURGER", available throughout May! ⚡️

Thank you to the community for supporting our school’s sports programs by purchasing our burgers! 🍔

Today is Red Dress Day to remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Mahsi Cho to the Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre for having us join you to walk and honour those we’ve lost.

Congratulations to our Jr and Sr Girls Super Soccer teams who both came away with a banner!! Huge Mahsi Cho to anyone and everyone that have donated to get these teams to Yellowknife. Special shoutout to Ptarmigan Inn, Steve Campbell at Aurora Ford Hay River, and Dawn Grant at Aurora Ford Yellowknife for your continued support of our teams!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

All SSDEC schools are involved in a project intended to improve student reading and numeracy achievement. The effective implementation and success of this Kindergarten to Grade 12 initiative is being measured in a number of ways including student assessment results and feedback from you. Your feedback is important to us!

Below is a link for a brief survey to help SSDEC gather some information regarding how effectively our schools are communicating student success in numeracy and literacy to parents/guardians. If you did not complete the survey at parent-teacher conferencing, please consider providing your feedback here!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJKX2G3PfLRVqjUPpxf7tzzUIQIPRO4dgRo0ilkm53AI0dyA/viewform?usp=header

Mahsi Cho,

Diamond Jenness Secondary School

DJSS Parent Survey 2025-26 Dear Parent or Guardian, All SSDEC schools are involved in a project intended to improve student reading and numeracy achievement. The effective implementation and success of this Kindergarten to Grade 12 initiative is being measured in a number of ways including student assessment results and feedb...

HUGE Mahsi Cho to our friends over at the Ptarmigan Inn! The first fundraising burger, the Full Send Burger, made $1000! We are so grateful for the support of our soccer athletes 💜 Thank you to everyone in the community who purchased the burger as well. This months Alumni burger is still available, so make sure to stop by the Ptarmigan for a delicious meal!