A ratepayer can declare their partial or full support for either school board. A ratepayer can only change their school tax support within the 45 days after the mailing date noted on the assessment notice. Upon the sale of a property, school tax support automatically reverts to the enrollment ratio.
If a property owner does not specify how their school taxes are to be shared, the taxes are allocated based on the enrollment ratio, which currently directs 62.36% of taxes to the Education District No. 1 board and 37.64% to the Catholic School board. When a property is sold, the allocation reverts to this distribution.
Where Your School Tax Dollars Go
The City of Yellowknife levies and collects school taxes for the Yellowknife Education District No. 1 and the Yellowknife Catholic Schools. Revenues raised are passed directly to the two school boards.
The allocation of school taxes is shown on the Notice of Assessment for a property.