New figures from the Government of Nunavut show the territory is still facing teaching shortages, with Naujaat and Whale Cove experiencing the most vacancies.

Nunavut had filled 79 per cent of its teaching positions as of Aug. 22, according to the Department of Education.

But where students live in Nunavut greatly affects how much of a teaching shortage their school is enduring.

Tuugaalik High School in Naujaat has the territory’s worst teaching shortage, with 52 per cent of teaching positions unfilled.

Inuglak School in Whale Cove has a 47 per cent vacancy rate while Kinngait’s Peter Pitseolak School stood at 37 per cent.

The Qikiqtani has the smallest teaching shortage among the three regions, with Kitikmeot in the middle of the pack and the Kivalliq region contending with the highe

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