Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported their health is very good or excellent

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2025-2026 Academic Year 2024-2025 Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022 Academic Year 2018-2019 Academic Year 2015-2016
Province
New Brunswick
51.0
49.2 - 52.8
46.9
46.5 - 47.3
54.3
53.9 - 54.6
54.7
54.3 - 55.1
54.5
60.4
65.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
52.9
49.4 - 56.4
48.6
47.9 - 49.2
55.7
55.0 - 56.4
56.0
55.3 - 56.7
55.0
59.9
65.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
48.1
45.3 - 51.0
43.1
42.2 - 43.9
49.7
48.9 - 50.5
51.1
50.3 - 51.9
50.5
57.2
65.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
48.5
45.1 - 52.0
44.3
43.5 - 45.1
52.6
51.9 - 53.4
53.1
52.3 - 54.0
53.2
59.1
64.3
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
55.0
53.4 - 56.6
65.0
63.5 - 66.5
63.4
61.9 - 64.9
64.0
73.9
71.3
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
51.7
43.3 - 60.2
46.6
44.4 - 48.8
54.3
52.0 - 56.7
55.1
52.7 - 57.4
53.8
59.9
69.8
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
59.1
54.3 - 64.0
56.0
54.7 - 57.3
61.9
60.6 - 63.2
61.3
59.9 - 62.7
62.6
67.4
68.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
45.7
43.1 - 48.3
41.2
39.6 - 42.8
51.0
49.3 - 52.6
51.1
49.4 - 52.8
52.1
58.1
62.5
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
55.8
48.4 - 63.3
52.8
50.8 - 54.8
58.7
56.7 - 60.6
59.2
57.2 - 61.2
59.7
64.0
67.4
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
48.1
38.3 - 58.0
43.6
41.4 - 45.7
51.1
49.0 - 53.2
53.5
51.1 - 55.8
52.6
55.3
57.1
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
53.2
40.9 - 65.6
49.8
46.9 - 52.8
55.6
52.5 - 58.8
54.6
51.6 - 57.6
53.2
62.4
72.4
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
62.1
55.8 - 68.4
62.0
58.8 - 65.3
64.8
61.5 - 68.2
63.1
59.6 - 66.5
65.2
70.6
74.0
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
49.5
40.6 - 58.4
42.0
38.6 - 45.4
52.6
49.2 - 56.0
55.7
52.1 - 59.4
54.7
56.2
67.2
Dieppe and Memramcook
64.7
60.2 - 69.1
60.5
58.7 - 62.3
69.9
68.1 - 71.6
68.0
66.1 - 69.8
66.6
75.2
78.3
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
39.2
33.7 - 44.8
31.8
27.5 - 36.2
43.2
38.5 - 47.9
47.3
42.5 - 52.2
52.5
58.4
64.4
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
58.7
56.4 - 60.9
69.0
66.9 - 71.1
65.9
63.8 - 68.0
68.8
75.0
73.1
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
48.9
44.8 - 52.9
48.1
46.2 - 50.1
53.2
51.2 - 55.2
55.4
53.4 - 57.4
53.7
59.3
65.0
Fredericton
52.2
47.0 - 57.4
48.0
46.8 - 49.1
56.8
55.7 - 57.9
56.7
55.4 - 57.9
56.5
62.6
70.2
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
55.9
57.8
75.3
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
53.2
47.5 - 58.9
48.4
45.7 - 51.0
56.9
54.3 - 59.6
59.5
56.9 - 62.0
55.6
71.4
66.3
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
33.7
33.7 - 33.7
35.5
28.9 - 42.1
45.7
40.3 - 51.1
47.1
41.3 - 52.8
46.4
47.8
63.8
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
57.7
53.5 - 61.8
70.3
66.5 - 74.1
63.8
59.4 - 68.2
62.3
72.2
77.6
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
34.7
30.6 - 38.8
32.1
28.6 - 35.6
40.4
36.7 - 44.0
40.0
36.2 - 43.8
46.2
48.8
56.9
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
46.2
43.4 - 48.9
41.3
39.6 - 43.0
50.5
48.7 - 52.3
51.0
49.2 - 52.8
52.0
57.3
62.4
Moncton
52.9
47.8 - 57.9
48.7
47.8 - 49.7
56.2
55.2 - 57.2
55.8
54.7 - 56.8
54.6
59.9
66.1
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
42.3
35.3 - 49.4
39.9
36.2 - 43.6
47.1
43.3 - 50.9
46.0
42.2 - 49.9
45.7
55.4
61.1
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
41.2
35.4 - 47.0
40.5
35.6 - 45.4
54.7
49.8 - 59.7
52.3
47.0 - 57.5
52.9
64.6
62.9
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
57.2
52.5 - 61.9
49.7
44.8 - 54.5
52.9
48.6 - 57.1
53.4
49.0 - 57.8
52.1
61.9
68.8
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
44.2
36.4 - 52.0
39.4
37.4 - 41.3
47.8
45.9 - 49.8
49.7
47.7 - 51.7
48.1
53.2
58.4
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
34.4
29.4 - 39.5
28.4
25.0 - 31.7
40.3
36.6 - 44.0
43.6
39.9 - 47.3
45.5
56.1
53.2
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
50.9
45.2 - 56.5
46.4
44.8 - 47.9
53.2
51.7 - 54.7
54.6
53.2 - 56.1
56.2
63.3
73.7
Riverview and Coverdale
51.4
49.1 - 53.7
46.5
44.5 - 48.6
50.2
48.0 - 52.3
52.9
50.7 - 55.1
49.6
52.0
61.3
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
44.7
32.1 - 57.3
38.5
35.5 - 41.5
45.8
42.6 - 48.9
47.9
44.5 - 51.4
54.8
57.6
67.7
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
47.4
42.8 - 52.0
41.7
40.4 - 42.9
49.0
47.8 - 50.1
49.8
48.6 - 51.0
47.8
54.4
60.9
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
44.5
44.3 - 44.7
41.2
38.2 - 44.2
47.9
45.0 - 50.7
47.8
45.0 - 50.5
46.8
52.4
59.8
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
53.7
46.5 - 60.9
49.8
47.0 - 52.7
55.2
52.6 - 57.8
54.3
51.4 - 57.2
55.8
62.2
67.3
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
61.0
52.9 - 69.0
58.5
55.2 - 61.8
62.4
59.1 - 65.7
62.3
58.9 - 65.8
64.3
69.9
65.4
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
43.1
41.9 - 44.4
41.4
38.1 - 44.7
47.7
44.4 - 51.0
49.6
46.0 - 53.2
47.8
54.3
61.0
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
46.1
44.9 - 47.2
41.5
38.7 - 44.2
47.9
45.2 - 50.7
48.6
45.8 - 51.3
49.4
55.9
62.7
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
48.6
42.2 - 54.9
42.6
39.8 - 45.3
47.0
44.3 - 49.6
49.1
46.6 - 51.6
48.8
55.1
64.5
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
62.2
51.3 - 73.1
56.5
53.9 - 59.1
65.8
63.2 - 68.3
63.4
60.7 - 66.1
65.4
70.4
66.6
School districts
Anglophone East School District
47.8
45.2 - 50.3
44.1
43.2 - 45.0
51.0
50.1 - 51.8
51.4
50.5 - 52.3
50.9
55.1
63.7
Anglophone North School District
43.8
40.9 - 46.6
37.9
36.6 - 39.2
45.8
44.5 - 47.2
48.1
46.8 - 49.5
47.2
53.4
61.0
Anglophone South School District
47.6
44.9 - 50.4
42.4
41.6 - 43.3
49.2
48.4 - 50.0
50.6
49.8 - 51.4
50.4
56.8
64.8
Anglophone West School District
47.4
44.0 - 50.8
43.7
42.9 - 44.5
51.3
50.5 - 52.1
52.8
51.9 - 53.6
52.4
58.3
63.6
Anglophone sector
47.2
45.6 - 48.8
42.8
42.3 - 43.2
50.0
49.5 - 50.4
51.2
50.8 - 51.7
50.8
56.5
63.7
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
60.6
56.4 - 64.8
58.3
57.0 - 59.5
64.5
63.3 - 65.8
62.9
61.6 - 64.2
64.2
69.5
69.8
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
58.2
56.5 - 59.9
68.9
67.3 - 70.5
65.8
64.1 - 67.4
65.8
75.4
73.6
District scolaire francophone Sud
61.8
59.2 - 64.3
57.2
56.2 - 58.3
64.7
63.8 - 65.6
63.4
62.3 - 64.5
62.5
68.8
70.9
Francophone sector
60.9
58.8 - 63.1
57.7
57.0 - 58.4
65.4
64.7 - 66.0
63.7
62.9 - 64.4
63.6
70.3
71.0
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
55.8
53.7 - 57.8
52.0
51.4 - 52.5
58.5
57.9 - 59.0
58.7
58.2 - 59.3
58.0
64.3
73.5
Grades 9 to 12
47.7
45.4 - 50.0
43.2
42.7 - 43.8
51.3
50.8 - 51.8
51.9
51.3 - 52.4
51.9
57.7
60.5
Gender
Female
47.8
45.6 - 50.0
43.4
42.8 - 43.9
49.2
48.6 - 49.7
51.5
50.9 - 52.1
52.3
n/a
n/a
Male
56.4
54.8 - 58.0
52.4
51.8 - 52.9
61.6
61.1 - 62.2
61.4
60.8 - 61.9
60.5
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
22.3
19.0 - 25.6
17.2
14.8 - 19.7
21.5
19.2 - 23.9
23.9
22.3 - 25.5
24.4
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
45.9
43.8 - 48.1
41.6
41.0 - 42.1
47.1
46.6 - 47.6
48.5
47.9 - 49.1
48.8
58.6
n/a
Male
56.4
54.9 - 57.9
52.5
51.9 - 53.0
61.7
61.2 - 62.3
61.3
60.7 - 61.8
60.5
62.3
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
23.2
21.6 - 24.7
21.3
20.4 - 22.3
28.0
27.1 - 29.0
33.1
32.2 - 33.9
32.8
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
37.5
35.2 - 39.9
34.3
33.0 - 35.6
41.5
40.1 - 42.9
45.2
43.6 - 46.9
44.9
51.5
53.5
Immigrant
Immigrants
56.6
54.8 - 58.3
52.3
51.3 - 53.3
62.2
61.2 - 63.2
61.3
60.2 - 62.4
59.8
65.9
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
32.4
30.2 - 34.6
29.5
28.2 - 30.8
39.1
37.8 - 40.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
54.0
52.1 - 55.8
50.0
49.1 - 50.9
60.0
59.1 - 60.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
66.7
65.1 - 68.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
34.9
33.1 - 36.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator is the percentage of students in grades 6 to 12 who reported their health is very good or excellent.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Student Wellness and Education Survey, Grades 6-12

Calculations

This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "very good or excellent" by the number of respondents who answered "poor, fair, good, very good or excellent" to the question: In general, would you say your health is...?

Notes

Due to a low school participation rate in some areas of the province for the 2025-2026 edition of this survey, survey results are not available for District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest (school district), Madawaska and North-West Area (health zone), Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer (community), and Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area (community).

Users are advised to exercise caution if comparing data from the community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area to other New Brunswick communities. The data for the community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area is based on students in grades 6 to 8, while data from the other communities are based on students in grades 6 to 12. Survey results are assigned to communities based on the location of the school. The community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area does not have any schools with grades 9 to 12.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

SH_HEP01_1

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