George M Dawson Secondary School
| George M Dawson Secondary | |
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| Address | |
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PO Box 208, 1647 Collison Ave. Masset, British Columbia, V0T 1M0 Canada | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| School board | School District 50 Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte |
| School number | 5050001 |
| Principal | Bernadette Marie |
| Staff | 17 |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 109 (September 30, 2014) |
| Language | English / Haida |
| Area | Masset |
| Team name | GMD Thunder |
| Website |
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George Mercer Dawson Secondary is a public high school in Masset, British Columbia. It is one of three secondary schools and one of six schools in School District 50 Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte. 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.
Having grown up in Old Massett (aka Haida) some internationally renowned Haida Artists such as Robert Davidson, Reginald Davidson and Jim Hart attended Masset High School prior to its renaming in 1970.