Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported they are 14 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
14.1
11.9 - 16.3
14.1
13.8 - 14.4
14.6
14.3 - 14.8
14.6
14.3 - 14.9
14.5
14.0
13.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
14.1
9.6 - 18.7
14.2
13.7 - 14.6
14.8
14.4 - 15.3
15.2
14.7 - 15.7
14.8
13.6
13.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
14.0
10.1 - 18.0
13.6
13.0 - 14.2
14.5
14.0 - 15.0
14.0
13.4 - 14.5
14.4
14.7
13.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
14.4
9.5 - 19.2
14.2
13.6 - 14.7
14.5
14.0 - 15.1
14.2
13.6 - 14.7
14.2
14.5
13.1
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
15.0
13.8 - 16.2
13.5
12.5 - 14.6
15.1
14.1 - 16.2
13.9
12.7
12.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
14.2
8.2 - 20.2
14.3
12.8 - 15.9
14.2
12.6 - 15.8
16.9
15.2 - 18.6
14.4
12.6
14.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
13.7
8.1 - 19.2
14.4
13.5 - 15.3
15.3
14.3 - 16.2
14.3
13.4 - 15.3
14.7
13.2
13.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
14.7
8.3 - 21.2
13.8
12.7 - 14.9
13.7
12.6 - 14.9
14.3
13.1 - 15.4
15.2
14.2
11.2
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
12.5
4.7 - 20.4
13.6
12.3 - 14.9
15.8
14.4 - 17.2
13.7
12.3 - 15.1
14.4
12.4
13.0
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
15.4
7.9 - 22.8
12.7
11.3 - 14.1
15.2
13.7 - 16.7
16.5
14.8 - 18.2
14.0
12.2
15.0
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
13.8
4.6 - 22.9
15.2
13.1 - 17.2
15.0
12.8 - 17.1
17.2
15.0 - 19.4
15.7
11.7
14.9
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
14.5
1.8 - 27.1
14.4
12.1 - 16.7
16.3
13.8 - 18.8
16.4
13.7 - 19.1
14.3
16.0
14.3
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
14.9
8.5 - 21.3
13.1
10.9 - 15.4
13.2
10.9 - 15.6
16.5
13.8 - 19.2
12.5
14.0
13.5
Dieppe and Memramcook
13.6
0.0 - 27.8
15.0
13.8 - 16.3
12.9
11.7 - 14.1
15.9
14.5 - 17.3
14.9
16.5
9.3
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
12.7
8.2 - 17.2
13.8
10.6 - 17.1
13.4
10.2 - 16.7
11.5
8.5 - 14.5
12.5
8.2
12.8
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
16.1
14.4 - 17.9
13.9
12.4 - 15.4
15.4
13.9 - 16.9
13.0
12.5
10.5
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
16.1
7.1 - 25.2
13.4
12.0 - 14.7
13.7
12.3 - 15.0
15.4
13.9 - 16.8
16.0
14.1
13.8
Fredericton
14.5
6.7 - 22.3
14.8
14.0 - 15.7
15.1
14.4 - 15.9
13.9
13.1 - 14.7
14.4
16.1
14.8
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2.9
S
15.0
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
16.6
13.1 - 20.0
13.0
11.3 - 14.7
13.7
11.9 - 15.5
15.1
13.2 - 16.9
15.2
11.0
14.5
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
12.3
12.3 - 12.3
13.6
9.6 - 17.5
13.6
10.1 - 17.2
12.8
9.3 - 16.3
14.3
15.9
18.8
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
15.7
12.7 - 18.8
11.8
9.1 - 14.6
14.2
11.1 - 17.3
15.2
15.3
15.9
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
13.6
6.9 - 20.4
16.5
13.7 - 19.3
18.0
15.2 - 20.9
14.8
12.0 - 17.5
12.1
9.9
12.7
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
14.9
7.8 - 22.0
13.9
12.8 - 15.1
14.0
12.9 - 15.2
14.1
12.8 - 15.3
15.3
14.7
11.9
Moncton
14.2
7.1 - 21.4
14.4
13.7 - 15.0
15.2
14.5 - 15.9
15.4
14.7 - 16.2
15.5
14.6
13.4
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
15.2
4.2 - 26.3
12.7
10.3 - 15.1
16.5
13.6 - 19.3
15.0
12.3 - 17.8
13.3
12.8
15.5
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
13.3
8.0 - 18.5
12.6
9.3 - 15.8
11.2
8.0 - 14.4
15.8
12.0 - 19.6
13.8
10.3
4.1
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
8.3
0.0 - 17.6
6.2
4.0 - 8.4
9.5
7.1 - 11.9
9.0
6.6 - 11.5
17.6
14.3
11.3
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
14.0
1.5 - 26.5
14.1
12.7 - 15.5
13.2
11.8 - 14.5
14.6
13.2 - 16.1
12.5
12.2
9.4
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
13.1
0.9 - 25.2
14.3
11.8 - 16.8
14.4
11.8 - 16.9
15.1
12.4 - 17.9
13.7
17.6
11.1
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
13.4
5.1 - 21.6
14.0
13.0 - 15.1
14.0
13.0 - 15.0
14.4
13.4 - 15.4
14.3
16.3
15.8
Riverview and Coverdale
13.9
0.0 - 28.9
15.4
13.8 - 16.9
15.6
14.0 - 17.1
14.3
12.8 - 15.9
13.9
8.8
13.9
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
12.9
1.0 - 24.7
12.4
10.5 - 14.3
14.7
12.6 - 16.9
14.0
11.4 - 16.5
15.4
9.6
11.7
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
15.0
9.3 - 20.7
13.1
12.3 - 13.9
15.1
14.3 - 15.9
14.1
13.3 - 14.9
15.1
14.2
12.5
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
15.3
14.0 - 16.6
14.6
12.5 - 16.7
15.0
12.9 - 17.1
14.0
12.1 - 16.0
14.7
15.2
12.1
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
13.5
0.4 - 26.7
12.3
10.5 - 14.1
14.7
12.9 - 16.5
13.5
11.6 - 15.5
13.6
12.8
13.2
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
16.5
2.2 - 30.9
13.6
11.5 - 15.8
15.3
12.8 - 17.7
13.8
11.5 - 16.0
17.1
15.9
12.1
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
14.3
13.9 - 14.6
15.7
13.3 - 18.0
13.9
11.8 - 16.0
16.5
13.8 - 19.2
14.2
13.2
11.3
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
15.0
3.4 - 26.6
12.9
11.1 - 14.8
15.8
13.9 - 17.8
13.8
11.9 - 15.7
15.1
16.7
16.0
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
12.6
0.0 - 25.4
14.0
12.2 - 15.8
14.9
13.1 - 16.7
13.3
11.7 - 14.9
13.2
14.5
11.9
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
13.5
1.1 - 26.0
16.6
14.6 - 18.6
13.6
11.8 - 15.3
14.5
12.5 - 16.6
14.4
11.7
13.6
School districts
Anglophone East School District
14.1
8.3 - 19.9
14.4
13.7 - 15.0
15.1
14.5 - 15.7
14.7
14.0 - 15.4
14.9
13.0
13.7
Anglophone North School District
14.7
9.7 - 19.7
13.6
12.7 - 14.5
14.7
13.8 - 15.6
14.7
13.7 - 15.7
15.4
12.5
13.1
Anglophone South School District
14.0
9.8 - 18.1
13.6
13.1 - 14.2
14.6
14.1 - 15.2
13.9
13.4 - 14.5
14.4
15.1
13.6
Anglophone West School District
14.3
9.2 - 19.4
14.4
13.8 - 15.0
14.6
14.0 - 15.1
14.5
14.0 - 15.1
14.2
14.5
13.1
Anglophone sector
14.2
11.6 - 16.8
14.1
13.8 - 14.4
14.7
14.4 - 15.0
14.4
14.1 - 14.7
14.6
14.1
13.4
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
13.8
8.7 - 18.8
14.8
13.9 - 15.7
15.0
14.1 - 15.9
15.3
14.4 - 16.3
14.5
14.3
12.7
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
15.4
14.1 - 16.7
13.3
12.2 - 14.4
14.9
13.7 - 16.1
14.2
12.5
11.9
District scolaire francophone Sud
14.2
8.0 - 20.4
13.3
12.6 - 14.0
14.0
13.3 - 14.6
15.0
14.2 - 15.8
14.3
13.7
12.4
Francophone sector
13.9
10.1 - 17.8
14.1
13.6 - 14.6
14.2
13.7 - 14.6
15.1
14.5 - 15.6
14.4
13.7
12.4
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
1.0
0.8 - 1.2
1.1
1.0 - 1.2
1.3
1.2 - 1.4
1.2
1.1 - 1.4
1.9
6.2
7.1
Grades 9 to 12
23.3
22.8 - 23.8
23.3
22.9 - 23.7
23.9
23.5 - 24.3
24.0
23.6 - 24.5
23.7
19.5
17.1
Gender
Female
14.3
12.1 - 16.5
14.5
14.1 - 14.9
14.7
14.3 - 15.0
14.6
14.2 - 15.0
14.2
n/a
n/a
Male
14.3
12.1 - 16.5
13.9
13.6 - 14.3
14.6
14.2 - 15.0
14.9
14.5 - 15.3
14.8
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
12.3
9.4 - 15.2
12.7
10.5 - 14.8
14.4
12.5 - 16.4
13.6
12.3 - 14.8
15.0
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
14.1
11.9 - 16.3
14.5
14.1 - 14.8
14.7
14.3 - 15.0
14.6
14.2 - 15.0
14.3
13.5
n/a
Male
14.2
12.0 - 16.4
13.9
13.5 - 14.3
14.5
14.2 - 14.9
14.7
14.3 - 15.1
14.8
14.5
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
13.0
11.2 - 14.8
13.6
12.8 - 14.4
14.3
13.6 - 15.1
13.4
12.8 - 14.0
13.6
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
15.0
12.4 - 17.6
15.2
14.2 - 16.2
15.1
14.1 - 16.1
16.4
15.2 - 17.7
16.1
13.5
13.8
Immigrant
Immigrants
12.9
9.8 - 16.0
13.0
12.3 - 13.7
13.1
12.4 - 13.8
13.1
12.3 - 13.8
13.4
12.7
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
13.5
11.4 - 15.5
13.8
12.8 - 14.7
14.0
13.0 - 14.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
13.7
10.7 - 16.7
13.5
12.8 - 14.1
13.3
12.7 - 13.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
15.4
12.4 - 18.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
13.0
10.8 - 15.1
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 14 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 "14 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_5

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