Iqaluit (Apr 24/06) - The minister of Indian and Northern Affairs says he's concerned by the fact that only 25 per cent of Inuit students graduate high school.

But Jim Prentice didn't make a firm promise to do anything about it.

Prentice toured the three territories last week for the first time since becoming minister.

Speaking to reporters in Yellowknife, he said the federal government will look at Justice Thomas Berger's final report on the Nunavut Land Claim settlement, which has yet to be released publicly.

"We've agreed to have a working group to consider it and scope it out and talk about it and determine how much this would cost," Prentice said.

In his report, Berger suggests $20 million be spent right away for education in Nunavut.

That money would go to post-secondary education for Nunavut students and expanded internship and career development programs.

He also calls for bilingual education in English and Inuktitut from kindergarten to Grade 12.

But Prentice pointed out Nunavut already spends more money per capita on education than any province or territory in Canada.

"It may not simply be a question of dollars, it may be a question of why we're not getting the results," he said.

Prentice said he met with Nunavut Premier Paul Okalik to discuss a working group on education in Nunavut.

-- With a report from Kent Driscoll