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Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported they are 16 years old

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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
14.7
12.3 - 17.1
14.5
14.2 - 14.8
14.4
14.2 - 14.7
14.3
14.0 - 14.5
14.3
14.8
15.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
14.3
9.6 - 19.0
14.0
13.5 - 14.5
14.3
13.8 - 14.7
14.3
13.7 - 14.8
13.6
15.0
15.1
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
15.4
10.4 - 20.3
14.4
13.7 - 15.0
15.1
14.5 - 15.7
14.4
13.9 - 15.0
14.7
14.4
14.9
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
14.3
8.9 - 19.6
14.3
13.7 - 14.9
14.0
13.4 - 14.5
13.9
13.3 - 14.4
14.3
14.1
15.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
16.0
14.8 - 17.2
13.9
12.7 - 15.0
13.8
12.7 - 14.9
14.5
15.1
15.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
15.5
7.7 - 23.2
19.0
17.2 - 20.8
15.0
13.3 - 16.7
14.9
13.3 - 16.6
14.8
15.7
13.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
15.6
8.6 - 22.6
14.2
13.2 - 15.1
14.5
13.5 - 15.5
14.1
13.1 - 15.0
14.1
15.9
15.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
14.7
7.3 - 22.2
14.7
13.5 - 15.9
15.2
14.0 - 16.4
15.6
14.4 - 16.8
15.5
15.1
19.9
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
16.8
5.0 - 28.7
14.3
12.9 - 15.7
15.8
14.3 - 17.3
14.0
12.6 - 15.5
14.1
14.9
9.4
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
15.1
7.5 - 22.8
15.1
13.6 - 16.7
14.2
12.7 - 15.6
17.0
15.1 - 18.8
13.5
15.5
17.5
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
16.5
4.6 - 28.3
19.6
17.2 - 22.0
15.9
13.5 - 18.3
15.1
12.9 - 17.3
15.6
16.9
12.0
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
16.1
1.3 - 31.0
14.2
11.8 - 16.6
13.4
11.0 - 15.9
13.2
10.7 - 15.8
11.0
15.8
16.3
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
14.0
7.0 - 20.9
18.1
15.4 - 20.8
13.8
11.4 - 16.2
14.7
12.2 - 17.2
13.6
13.9
14.8
Dieppe and Memramcook
12.4
0.0 - 25.6
14.9
13.6 - 16.2
14.6
13.3 - 15.9
13.8
12.5 - 15.1
12.6
14.3
14.6
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
9.8
5.7 - 13.9
10.1
6.7 - 13.5
9.8
7.0 - 12.7
12.1
8.7 - 15.6
15.0
12.7
13.2
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
16.6
14.9 - 18.3
13.9
12.2 - 15.5
14.6
13.0 - 16.1
13.7
15.1
15.2
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
14.5
6.0 - 23.0
14.9
13.5 - 16.4
14.3
12.8 - 15.7
15.8
14.3 - 17.3
15.2
13.8
19.2
Fredericton
14.8
6.1 - 23.6
14.5
13.6 - 15.4
14.3
13.5 - 15.2
14.0
13.1 - 14.9
14.7
15.1
14.3
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.0
0.0
0.0
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
17.2
15.6 - 18.8
16.2
14.2 - 18.3
13.9
12.0 - 15.8
12.8
11.0 - 14.5
16.3
13.4
14.3
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
17.0
17.0 - 17.0
12.8
8.5 - 17.0
15.1
11.2 - 19.0
16.4
12.0 - 20.8
9.3
15.1
11.0
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
13.2
10.3 - 16.0
13.9
10.9 - 16.8
13.1
10.0 - 16.2
13.2
17.3
17.1
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
16.4
6.7 - 26.0
13.3
10.7 - 15.9
13.3
10.7 - 16.0
10.7
8.3 - 13.1
14.5
11.2
14.1
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
15.3
7.3 - 23.3
14.8
13.5 - 16.0
15.4
14.1 - 16.7
15.6
14.3 - 16.9
15.5
15.6
18.3
Moncton
14.1
6.7 - 21.6
13.9
13.2 - 14.6
14.0
13.3 - 14.7
14.2
13.4 - 14.9
14.2
15.6
15.0
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
16.6
3.3 - 30.0
17.3
14.4 - 20.2
14.5
11.7 - 17.4
16.0
13.0 - 19.0
13.1
13.5
13.2
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
9.4
4.4 - 14.5
14.2
10.6 - 17.7
13.3
10.1 - 16.5
15.5
11.9 - 19.2
15.0
11.2
35.3
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
8.6
0.0 - 19.2
7.6
3.6 - 11.7
9.7
6.6 - 12.7
6.4
4.2 - 8.6
10.2
12.1
15.2
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
12.3
0.0 - 24.7
14.9
13.3 - 16.4
13.3
12.0 - 14.7
12.9
11.5 - 14.3
13.2
13.4
14.6
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
16.1
2.8 - 29.5
14.3
11.6 - 16.9
16.0
12.9 - 19.0
15.9
13.0 - 18.8
13.4
11.8
17.6
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
15.4
5.5 - 25.2
15.2
14.0 - 16.5
14.9
13.8 - 15.9
15.1
14.0 - 16.2
14.7
14.2
13.9
Riverview and Coverdale
15.8
0.0 - 33.2
13.6
12.1 - 15.0
14.9
13.3 - 16.5
13.9
12.3 - 15.5
16.4
15.3
16.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
15.4
0.0 - 31.4
13.4
11.2 - 15.7
14.3
12.1 - 16.6
16.0
13.4 - 18.6
10.7
12.2
15.7
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
15.9
8.5 - 23.3
14.0
13.1 - 15.0
16.1
15.2 - 17.0
15.2
14.3 - 16.1
16.3
15.9
16.3
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
14.5
13.9 - 15.0
14.5
12.4 - 16.6
15.2
13.1 - 17.3
10.1
8.4 - 11.7
13.1
14.4
14.7
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
15.4
0.0 - 30.8
11.6
9.8 - 13.4
13.7
11.9 - 15.5
14.6
12.5 - 16.7
11.3
14.0
11.8
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
15.7
1.1 - 30.2
13.5
11.0 - 16.0
14.9
12.4 - 17.3
14.9
12.3 - 17.5
15.1
21.6
19.9
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
13.7
12.5 - 14.9
15.4
12.9 - 17.9
14.3
12.0 - 16.7
12.5
10.1 - 14.9
11.8
15.8
12.3
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
16.9
1.2 - 32.6
13.9
12.0 - 15.9
15.2
13.1 - 17.2
13.7
11.8 - 15.7
13.9
12.4
16.9
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
15.4
0.0 - 31.3
13.1
11.1 - 15.1
14.2
12.4 - 16.0
13.7
11.9 - 15.5
13.0
13.4
14.5
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
13.1
0.4 - 25.7
14.3
12.4 - 16.2
12.5
10.7 - 14.2
14.2
12.2 - 16.1
15.5
15.1
17.4
School districts
Anglophone East School District
14.8
8.4 - 21.1
13.9
13.2 - 14.5
14.3
13.7 - 15.0
14.2
13.5 - 14.9
14.3
14.8
15.3
Anglophone North School District
15.7
9.7 - 21.6
16.0
15.0 - 17.0
16.4
15.4 - 17.4
15.1
14.1 - 16.0
16.0
16.4
16.3
Anglophone South School District
15.7
10.6 - 20.7
14.5
13.8 - 15.1
15.3
14.7 - 15.9
14.5
13.9 - 15.1
14.7
14.8
15.0
Anglophone West School District
14.5
8.9 - 20.0
14.7
14.1 - 15.3
14.3
13.7 - 14.8
14.1
13.6 - 14.7
14.5
14.2
15.5
Anglophone sector
15.0
12.1 - 18.0
14.6
14.2 - 14.9
14.8
14.5 - 15.2
14.4
14.0 - 14.7
14.7
14.8
15.4
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
15.1
8.7 - 21.5
14.9
14.0 - 15.8
13.7
12.8 - 14.6
14.4
13.5 - 15.4
13.7
15.3
16.5
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
16.1
14.8 - 17.4
13.6
12.4 - 14.8
13.8
12.6 - 14.9
14.6
15.0
15.5
District scolaire francophone Sud
13.0
6.9 - 19.1
13.1
12.4 - 13.8
13.2
12.5 - 13.9
13.7
13.0 - 14.5
12.5
14.2
14.2
Francophone sector
13.8
9.9 - 17.7
14.2
13.7 - 14.7
13.4
12.9 - 13.9
13.9
13.4 - 14.5
13.3
14.7
15.3
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Grades 9 to 12
25.0
24.5 - 25.5
24.7
24.3 - 25.2
24.6
24.1 - 25.0
24.3
23.9 - 24.8
24.7
25.2
25.7
Gender
Female
15.2
12.8 - 17.6
14.7
14.2 - 15.1
15.0
14.6 - 15.5
14.4
14.0 - 14.9
14.9
n/a
n/a
Male
14.6
12.1 - 17.0
14.6
14.1 - 15.0
14.3
13.9 - 14.7
14.2
13.8 - 14.6
14.0
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
15.5
11.5 - 19.6
15.0
12.6 - 17.5
15.1
13.0 - 17.3
15.5
14.1 - 16.9
14.4
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
15.1
12.6 - 17.5
14.6
14.2 - 15.0
14.8
14.4 - 15.2
14.3
13.9 - 14.7
14.6
15.1
n/a
Male
14.5
12.0 - 16.9
14.4
14.0 - 14.8
14.2
13.8 - 14.6
14.2
13.8 - 14.6
14.1
14.4
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
17.4
14.5 - 20.3
17.2
16.2 - 18.1
17.1
16.2 - 17.9
15.2
14.5 - 15.8
14.5
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
15.5
12.7 - 18.4
14.8
13.8 - 15.9
14.3
13.3 - 15.4
13.7
12.5 - 14.8
13.4
13.6
15.7
Immigrant
Immigrants
14.8
11.3 - 18.4
14.7
13.9 - 15.4
14.8
14.0 - 15.6
16.6
15.7 - 17.4
17.1
18.0
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
15.2
12.3 - 18.1
14.5
13.5 - 15.6
13.7
12.7 - 14.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
13.4
10.1 - 16.7
13.6
12.9 - 14.2
13.8
13.2 - 14.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
14.6
11.7 - 17.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
14.1
11.6 - 16.6
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 16 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 "16 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_7

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