Students in grades 6 to 12 who identify as Indigenous

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022 Academic Year 2018-2019 Academic Year 2015-2016
Province
New Brunswick
8.0
7.8 - 8.3
6.5
6.3 - 6.8
6.1
8.4
5.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
6.6
6.2 - 7.0
5.0
4.7 - 5.4
5.2
7.1
5.4
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
6.3
5.9 - 6.7
4.4
4.1 - 4.8
4.2
7.8
3.9
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
9.7
9.2 - 10.2
8.5
8.0 - 9.0
7.1
10.2
7.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
6.6
5.8 - 7.5
6.2
5.3 - 7.0
5.4
6.5
2.9
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
18.0
16.1 - 19.9
16.8
15.0 - 18.7
16.7
17.0
10.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
7.2
6.5 - 7.9
5.9
5.1 - 6.6
5.6
4.7
3.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
13.9
12.7 - 15.1
12.0
10.9 - 13.2
10.9
12.9
11.4
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
9.2
8.0 - 10.4
8.1
6.8 - 9.3
7.3
6.4
4.5
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
20.9
19.1 - 22.8
19.3
17.5 - 21.2
18.1
17.5
22.0
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
19.3
16.7 - 22.0
17.8
15.3 - 20.3
17.1
19.1
5.5
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
4.7
3.2 - 6.3
1.8
0.8 - 2.9
2.8
1.4
4.1
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
16.2
13.6 - 18.8
15.4
12.6 - 18.3
16.1
14.2
14.8
Dieppe and Memramcook
3.3
2.6 - 4.1
2.5
1.8 - 3.1
3.0
2.0
2.6
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
10.1
7.1 - 13.2
6.5
4.0 - 9.0
6.1
7.6
6.8
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
5.5
4.4 - 6.6
5.1
4.1 - 6.2
4.6
6.2
2.9
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
7.5
6.4 - 8.6
7.3
6.2 - 8.4
6.6
11.0
5.1
Fredericton
8.6
7.9 - 9.2
7.2
6.6 - 7.9
5.4
8.0
4.5
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
3.7
6.6
4.7
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
6.7
5.3 - 8.2
7.5
6.0 - 9.0
7.3
7.1
3.3
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
6.2
3.4 - 9.1
7.6
4.2 - 10.9
4.1
10.0
7.5
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
10.9
8.1 - 13.6
7.0
4.6 - 9.5
4.6
7.3
S
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
8.1
5.9 - 10.3
7.4
5.1 - 9.6
4.1
10.4
5.7
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
13.6
12.3 - 14.8
12.0
10.8 - 13.3
11.1
12.9
10.7
Moncton
5.2
4.7 - 5.6
3.3
2.9 - 3.7
3.3
6.2
3.3
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
7.8
5.7 - 9.9
6.2
4.2 - 8.1
5.1
7.7
5.6
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
16.7
12.9 - 20.5
12.3
8.7 - 15.9
9.1
13.3
18.1
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
7.2
5.0 - 9.5
6.5
4.2 - 8.8
7.0
8.6
5.0
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
12.3
10.9 - 13.7
9.6
8.3 - 10.9
9.2
12.2
10.4
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
26.5
23.0 - 29.9
27.5
24.0 - 31.0
25.8
27.3
22.9
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
5.6
4.8 - 6.3
3.3
2.7 - 3.9
2.9
6.0
3.0
Riverview and Coverdale
4.7
3.7 - 5.6
3.2
2.4 - 4.0
3.9
6.4
3.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
7.5
5.7 - 9.3
6.8
5.0 - 8.7
6.1
7.1
4.8
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
6.1
5.5 - 6.7
4.5
4.0 - 5.1
4.6
8.5
4.7
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
6.1
4.6 - 7.6
3.9
2.7 - 5.1
4.2
6.4
3.6
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
4.6
3.4 - 5.8
2.8
1.8 - 3.8
4.2
5.1
2.4
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
9.1
7.0 - 11.2
7.8
5.7 - 9.8
6.2
7.3
3.2
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
5.5
3.9 - 7.1
4.4
2.9 - 6.0
5.8
8.2
4.3
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
8.2
6.5 - 9.9
5.5
4.1 - 6.9
4.1
7.6
3.0
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
7.8
6.3 - 9.3
5.7
4.4 - 6.9
5.5
9.9
3.3
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
4.0
2.8 - 5.1
3.2
2.2 - 4.3
3.9
1.9
1.5
School districts
Anglophone East School District
5.9
5.4 - 6.3
4.0
3.6 - 4.3
4.1
7.3
3.8
Anglophone North School District
21.2
20.0 - 22.4
19.8
18.6 - 20.9
18.4
21.0
17.1
Anglophone South School District
6.4
5.9 - 6.8
4.5
4.1 - 4.8
4.3
7.8
4.0
Anglophone West School District
10.1
9.6 - 10.6
8.7
8.2 - 9.2
7.4
10.8
7.3
Anglophone sector
9.1
8.8 - 9.4
7.5
7.2 - 7.7
6.8
10.2
6.7
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
6.9
6.2 - 7.6
5.7
5.0 - 6.3
5.4
3.9
3.4
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
6.1
5.2 - 7.0
5.5
4.6 - 6.3
4.5
5.7
2.3
District scolaire francophone Sud
4.1
3.7 - 4.6
2.8
2.4 - 3.2
3.3
3.0
2.9
Francophone sector
5.3
5.0 - 5.6
4.1
3.8 - 4.5
4.2
3.8
3.0
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
7.9
7.6 - 8.2
6.5
6.2 - 6.8
6.3
9.4
4.9
Grades 9 to 12
8.1
7.8 - 8.4
6.6
6.3 - 6.9
6.0
7.8
6.1
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 identify as Indigenous.

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 "yes" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no" to the question: Do you identify with any of the following groups? Indigenous (First Nations, Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Inuit, or Métis descent)

Notes

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.

Note about the 2023-2024 data:
In 2023, the NBHC undertook a review of the demographic questions in the Student Wellness and Education Survey. As such, starting in 2023-2024, the percentage of students who identify with this particular group may differ from previous cycles.

Unit

%

NBHC code

SH_ABO01_1

Charts

Maps