The Government of Nunavut’s current community-by-community education page lists Arviat as using “Sikusiqtuq – Full model” for kindergarten through Grade 3 in the 2026–27 school year. The department says District Education Authorities choose their community’s bilingual model using local priorities, consultation feedback, teaching capacity, staffing and student-learning needs. Source↗

The same page says the newly selected models apply only to K–3 this school year. One additional grade is to be added in each following year alongside the new curriculum schedule; other grades remain under their existing models for now. Source↗

This gives Arviat families a clearer public record of the language-of-instruction model intended for younger students this year. It is more specific than the Government of Nunavut’s wider plan to introduce the new curriculum in Grades 2 and 3 in 2026–27. Source↗

The public record reviewed does not say how the model is operating in individual classrooms, identify staffing levels, or report on student outcomes or local feedback.

The Department of Education says it updates the community model table regularly. Arviat’s District Education Authority can provide information on its selection process and ways for residents to get involved. The model is expected to expand by one grade each year under the department’s stated rollout timeline, but the record does not set out Arviat-specific milestones beyond K–3 in 2026–27.

Decision status: current implementation listing, not a new announcement or evidence that the rollout is complete.

Scope: kindergarten to Grade 3 only in the 2026–27 school year.

Context: this is distinct from Atiilu News Desk’s earlier territory-wide curriculum-rollout story because it identifies Arviat’s selected bilingual model and level of implementation.

Limits: the government page does not provide a publication date, instructional-time breakdown, school-by-school details, teacher vacancies, funding, implementation results or local reaction.