Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported they are 13 years old

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
13.7
11.1 - 16.4
13.8
13.6 - 14.1
13.7
13.5 - 14.0
14.0
13.8 - 14.3
14.3
13.5
13.4
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
14.2
8.9 - 19.4
13.7
13.3 - 14.2
13.7
13.3 - 14.2
14.3
13.8 - 14.8
14.4
13.1
14.1
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
13.6
8.2 - 19.0
14.0
13.5 - 14.6
13.2
12.7 - 13.7
14.0
13.4 - 14.5
14.2
13.4
13.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
13.7
7.5 - 19.9
14.2
13.7 - 14.7
14.1
13.6 - 14.6
14.3
13.7 - 14.9
14.5
14.8
13.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
13.5
12.4 - 14.5
15.3
14.2 - 16.4
13.3
12.3 - 14.4
15.5
13.2
13.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
11.0
3.4 - 18.7
12.9
11.4 - 14.3
12.2
10.8 - 13.6
12.0
10.5 - 13.4
14.1
12.7
13.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
13.1
5.8 - 20.3
13.4
12.5 - 14.3
13.9
13.0 - 14.8
14.9
13.9 - 15.9
14.4
12.4
14.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
13.4
5.0 - 21.9
13.8
12.6 - 14.9
13.2
12.1 - 14.3
12.5
11.4 - 13.6
12.3
13.2
9.7
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
13.1
0.9 - 25.4
12.3
11.0 - 13.6
13.6
12.2 - 14.9
15.9
14.5 - 17.4
14.8
12.6
19.4
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
12.5
2.6 - 22.5
15.4
13.9 - 16.9
11.5
10.2 - 12.8
13.6
12.0 - 15.1
14.4
13.4
11.2
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
10.3
0.0 - 22.0
11.5
9.7 - 13.3
12.9
11.0 - 14.8
11.3
9.5 - 13.2
13.8
11.6
17.7
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
13.8
0.0 - 27.9
14.9
12.6 - 17.1
12.5
10.3 - 14.7
14.8
12.4 - 17.3
16.9
12.4
10.9
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
12.1
4.3 - 19.8
14.8
12.5 - 17.2
11.3
9.2 - 13.4
12.9
10.5 - 15.2
14.5
14.3
9.5
Dieppe and Memramcook
14.5
0.0 - 31.5
13.8
12.6 - 15.0
14.6
13.3 - 15.8
14.1
12.8 - 15.3
15.6
13.6
16.2
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
16.0
14.4 - 17.6
17.1
13.8 - 20.5
19.2
15.6 - 22.7
14.9
11.5 - 18.4
18.6
21.0
18.0
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
12.8
11.3 - 14.2
15.8
14.3 - 17.4
13.0
11.6 - 14.4
14.5
13.4
12.3
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
12.5
2.8 - 22.2
14.6
13.3 - 16.0
13.1
11.8 - 14.4
13.2
11.8 - 14.5
13.0
12.1
11.1
Fredericton
13.4
3.3 - 23.4
13.6
12.8 - 14.3
13.2
12.5 - 13.9
13.9
13.1 - 14.7
14.0
15.0
12.6
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
35.7
35.8
29.6
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
13.4
10.8 - 16.0
14.6
12.8 - 16.5
13.9
12.1 - 15.6
13.9
12.2 - 15.7
16.8
12.7
14.9
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
13.7
13.7 - 13.7
12.9
7.5 - 18.4
13.3
9.7 - 16.9
16.2
12.0 - 20.4
11.9
9.4
12.1
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
13.1
10.3 - 15.8
17.1
14.0 - 20.3
13.2
10.0 - 16.3
16.6
12.9
15.3
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
13.0
2.6 - 23.5
12.3
10.0 - 14.7
14.2
11.7 - 16.7
16.9
14.1 - 19.7
15.5
23.2
15.1
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
13.0
3.9 - 22.2
13.7
12.5 - 14.9
12.8
11.6 - 14.0
12.5
11.4 - 13.7
11.4
12.8
9.3
Moncton
14.4
6.4 - 22.3
13.4
12.7 - 14.0
13.6
13.0 - 14.3
13.9
13.2 - 14.7
14.3
12.7
13.9
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
13.2
0.0 - 27.5
12.8
10.4 - 15.2
12.2
9.8 - 14.5
15.3
12.5 - 18.0
13.7
11.9
15.6
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
17.3
9.3 - 25.3
14.4
10.9 - 18.0
16.8
13.2 - 20.4
12.3
8.9 - 15.7
19.4
16.6
12.9
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
18.7
6.2 - 31.2
22.4
18.3 - 26.5
20.0
16.6 - 23.3
20.5
16.9 - 24.1
17.1
12.2
12.7
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
15.0
0.0 - 31.3
15.0
13.6 - 16.3
16.1
14.7 - 17.5
14.3
13.0 - 15.7
16.6
14.5
13.8
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
13.6
0.0 - 29.0
12.5
10.1 - 14.8
14.7
12.2 - 17.2
14.0
11.5 - 16.5
14.2
12.3
14.1
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
13.0
2.9 - 23.1
12.5
11.6 - 13.5
13.5
12.5 - 14.4
14.1
13.1 - 15.1
14.1
15.1
17.1
Riverview and Coverdale
14.4
0.0 - 34.6
12.9
11.6 - 14.2
13.8
12.4 - 15.2
15.1
13.6 - 16.5
13.7
12.7
14.0
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
15.2
0.0 - 34.4
12.2
10.3 - 14.1
13.5
11.4 - 15.6
14.9
12.7 - 17.2
14.3
11.2
12.2
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
12.4
4.8 - 19.9
15.0
14.2 - 15.9
12.1
11.4 - 12.8
12.8
12.1 - 13.6
13.2
11.3
10.7
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
12.2
11.8 - 12.7
15.7
13.6 - 17.7
14.0
12.0 - 15.9
15.8
13.8 - 17.8
13.8
16.9
14.7
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
15.0
0.0 - 30.4
14.7
12.7 - 16.8
15.8
13.9 - 17.6
14.6
12.7 - 16.6
14.4
14.4
17.2
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
13.7
0.0 - 29.4
16.0
13.6 - 18.4
13.6
11.4 - 15.9
13.7
10.9 - 16.5
8.3
9.7
11.2
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
14.0
12.5 - 15.5
14.2
11.9 - 16.4
15.3
12.8 - 17.7
14.1
11.7 - 16.4
15.1
12.9
14.9
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
15.3
0.0 - 35.3
15.0
13.0 - 17.1
11.8
10.0 - 13.6
14.8
12.9 - 16.7
14.5
13.2
12.2
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
16.2
0.0 - 36.8
12.7
11.0 - 14.4
14.0
12.3 - 15.8
15.0
13.3 - 16.7
13.1
12.5
13.6
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
12.1
0.0 - 25.7
12.8
10.9 - 14.6
15.7
13.8 - 17.5
13.8
12.0 - 15.7
15.3
13.5
12.0
School districts
Anglophone East School District
14.3
7.2 - 21.4
13.3
12.7 - 13.9
13.9
13.3 - 14.5
14.5
13.9 - 15.2
14.0
13.5
13.8
Anglophone North School District
12.4
5.6 - 19.2
13.2
12.3 - 14.0
11.9
11.0 - 12.7
12.2
11.3 - 13.1
11.8
11.8
11.5
Anglophone South School District
13.5
7.9 - 19.0
13.7
13.2 - 14.3
13.1
12.6 - 13.7
14.0
13.4 - 14.5
13.9
13.4
13.4
Anglophone West School District
13.3
6.9 - 19.7
13.8
13.3 - 14.4
14.2
13.7 - 14.7
14.0
13.4 - 14.5
14.3
14.0
13.1
Anglophone sector
13.5
10.2 - 16.8
13.6
13.3 - 13.9
13.5
13.2 - 13.8
13.9
13.6 - 14.2
13.8
13.4
13.2
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
13.1
6.8 - 19.5
13.6
12.7 - 14.5
14.0
13.1 - 14.8
14.5
13.6 - 15.5
15.5
13.2
13.3
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
13.5
12.4 - 14.6
15.4
14.2 - 16.5
13.3
12.2 - 14.4
15.0
13.4
13.6
District scolaire francophone Sud
14.9
8.1 - 21.7
15.4
14.7 - 16.1
13.9
13.3 - 14.6
14.7
13.9 - 15.5
15.7
14.3
15.0
Francophone sector
14.3
10.1 - 18.5
14.5
14.0 - 15.0
14.2
13.7 - 14.7
14.4
13.8 - 14.9
15.5
13.8
14.1
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
30.2
29.2 - 31.2
30.3
29.8 - 30.8
30.1
29.6 - 30.6
31.3
30.8 - 31.9
32.5
31.8
32.9
Grades 9 to 12
2.2
2.0 - 2.4
2.2
2.0 - 2.3
2.2
2.1 - 2.4
1.8
1.7 - 2.0
1.0
0.6
0.3
Gender
Female
13.4
10.7 - 16.1
13.6
13.2 - 14.0
13.6
13.3 - 14.0
13.8
13.4 - 14.2
14.1
n/a
n/a
Male
14.1
11.4 - 16.9
14.3
13.9 - 14.7
13.8
13.4 - 14.1
14.2
13.8 - 14.6
14.5
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
11.2
7.6 - 14.7
12.4
10.3 - 14.5
10.6
9.0 - 12.3
13.5
12.3 - 14.7
15.0
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
13.5
10.8 - 16.1
13.5
13.2 - 13.9
13.8
13.4 - 14.1
14.0
13.7 - 14.4
14.3
13.6
n/a
Male
14.0
11.3 - 16.8
14.2
13.9 - 14.6
13.7
13.3 - 14.0
14.1
13.7 - 14.5
14.3
13.3
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
12.3
9.2 - 15.4
11.6
10.9 - 12.3
12.0
11.3 - 12.7
13.6
13.0 - 14.1
13.8
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
12.7
9.5 - 15.8
13.0
12.1 - 13.9
13.6
12.7 - 14.5
13.5
12.4 - 14.6
14.3
12.8
12.0
Immigrant
Immigrants
14.0
10.1 - 18.0
13.2
12.6 - 13.9
13.0
12.4 - 13.7
11.5
10.8 - 12.2
12.3
12.0
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
12.8
9.8 - 15.7
12.0
11.1 - 12.9
12.3
11.5 - 13.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
14.3
10.6 - 18.1
13.9
13.4 - 14.5
13.4
12.8 - 14.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
14.6
11.4 - 17.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
13.8
10.8 - 16.7
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 they are 13 years old.

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 "13 years" by the number of respondents who answered "10 years or younger, 11 years, 12 years, 13 years, 14 years, 15 years, 16 years, 17 years, 18 years or 19 years or older" to the question: How old are you today?

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

%

NBHC code

SH_AGE01_4

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