Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported they are 17 years old

Table

Unit %

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
12.7
12.4 - 13.0
12.6
12.3 - 12.9
12.9
12.6 - 13.2
13.4
14.3
14.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
12.3
11.8 - 12.8
11.9
11.5 - 12.4
11.9
11.5 - 12.4
12.7
13.8
13.9
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
13.2
12.6 - 13.9
12.8
12.3 - 13.4
13.5
12.9 - 14.1
13.8
14.1
14.9
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
12.4
11.8 - 13.0
12.5
11.9 - 13.1
13.1
12.4 - 13.7
13.4
14.3
14.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
12.5
11.3 - 13.7
12.6
11.4 - 13.9
13.5
12.3 - 14.6
12.9
13.5
15.3
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
12.0
10.5 - 13.5
13.5
11.8 - 15.1
14.0
12.2 - 15.9
15.8
15.1
15.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
13.5
12.5 - 14.5
12.8
11.8 - 13.8
13.0
12.0 - 14.1
13.6
15.9
16.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
14.0
12.8 - 15.2
14.5
13.2 - 15.7
14.1
12.9 - 15.4
14.8
15.8
18.1
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
15.0
13.5 - 16.6
13.4
11.9 - 14.9
14.5
12.8 - 16.1
13.4
16.5
12.2
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
13.2
11.6 - 14.9
13.7
12.1 - 15.2
12.2
10.6 - 13.9
13.0
14.7
15.6
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
12.4
10.4 - 14.3
12.3
10.1 - 14.6
14.8
12.2 - 17.3
16.3
16.1
10.3
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
12.3
9.8 - 14.8
12.8
10.2 - 15.3
12.0
9.4 - 14.6
15.2
17.1
18.1
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
11.5
8.9 - 14.0
15.0
12.5 - 17.5
13.1
10.5 - 15.6
15.2
13.5
20.5
Dieppe and Memramcook
13.1
11.7 - 14.5
11.9
10.5 - 13.3
12.3
10.8 - 13.7
12.3
12.5
11.6
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
9.1
5.8 - 12.4
12.7
9.6 - 15.8
12.9
9.3 - 16.5
9.9
12.9
9.9
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
12.2
10.5 - 13.9
14.1
12.2 - 16.0
13.7
12.0 - 15.3
12.3
14.7
14.5
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
14.2
12.8 - 15.7
14.0
12.5 - 15.5
12.2
10.7 - 13.6
16.2
12.8
17.1
Fredericton
12.6
11.7 - 13.5
12.7
11.8 - 13.6
14.2
13.1 - 15.2
13.4
16.3
13.2
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
12.5
10.6 - 14.5
11.2
9.3 - 13.0
13.1
11.3 - 14.9
12.5
11.1
15.7
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
13.9
7.4 - 20.5
16.3
12.2 - 20.5
9.3
6.0 - 12.7
18.7
18.3
14.7
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
13.8
10.6 - 17.0
10.6
8.0 - 13.2
13.6
10.2 - 16.9
16.8
10.7
17.1
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
12.7
10.0 - 15.4
11.0
8.6 - 13.3
14.1
11.2 - 16.9
11.5
10.3
17.5
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
14.2
12.9 - 15.4
14.6
13.3 - 15.9
14.3
13.0 - 15.6
15.1
16.1
17.8
Moncton
11.2
10.5 - 11.9
11.8
11.1 - 12.4
11.7
11.0 - 12.4
12.7
13.4
13.5
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
11.7
8.9 - 14.4
15.4
12.5 - 18.3
12.5
9.8 - 15.1
16.2
16.4
15.3
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
12.3
9.0 - 15.6
13.4
10.1 - 16.6
12.9
9.3 - 16.5
12.9
13.1
21.3
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
7.4
4.9 - 9.8
5.1
3.3 - 7.0
5.5
3.2 - 7.8
12.3
9.8
15.8
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
11.4
10.0 - 12.8
11.3
9.9 - 12.6
12.2
10.9 - 13.6
12.0
12.0
14.6
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
13.0
10.1 - 15.9
13.2
10.6 - 15.8
12.9
10.4 - 15.5
12.2
11.6
14.3
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
14.5
13.2 - 15.7
14.0
12.9 - 15.1
14.2
13.1 - 15.4
13.8
13.1
12.3
Riverview and Coverdale
13.7
12.2 - 15.3
12.7
11.1 - 14.4
13.7
12.1 - 15.4
11.6
13.3
14.1
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
14.6
12.2 - 16.9
10.7
8.6 - 12.8
9.2
7.1 - 11.2
13.1
15.8
19.7
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
12.5
11.5 - 13.4
13.0
12.1 - 13.8
14.1
13.2 - 15.0
13.8
16.1
16.6
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
13.7
11.6 - 15.8
8.8
7.2 - 10.5
12.2
10.2 - 14.2
13.2
13.2
14.6
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
12.2
10.0 - 14.3
11.9
10.1 - 13.8
12.0
10.0 - 14.0
12.9
16.4
12.6
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
12.1
9.8 - 14.3
10.6
8.2 - 12.9
11.1
8.9 - 13.3
13.9
15.6
16.7
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
12.8
10.2 - 15.3
10.8
8.6 - 13.0
10.2
7.8 - 12.6
14.1
12.9
13.8
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
13.3
11.3 - 15.4
12.1
10.2 - 13.9
11.8
9.9 - 13.7
12.9
13.3
16.9
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
13.4
11.3 - 15.6
13.7
11.7 - 15.7
14.4
12.5 - 16.4
16.7
13.8
16.0
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
12.4
10.6 - 14.2
13.1
11.3 - 14.9
12.3
10.5 - 14.2
12.6
14.0
18.7
School districts
Anglophone East School District
12.3
11.6 - 12.9
11.7
11.1 - 12.3
12.1
11.5 - 12.8
13.1
13.7
14.2
Anglophone North School District
14.2
13.3 - 15.2
13.7
12.7 - 14.6
14.7
13.7 - 15.8
15.8
17.0
17.3
Anglophone South School District
13.5
12.8 - 14.1
12.9
12.3 - 13.5
13.5
12.9 - 14.1
13.8
14.5
15.0
Anglophone West School District
12.7
12.1 - 13.3
12.6
12.0 - 13.2
13.3
12.7 - 14.0
13.6
14.5
14.9
Anglophone sector
13.0
12.6 - 13.3
12.6
12.3 - 12.9
13.3
12.9 - 13.6
13.8
14.6
15.1
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
12.8
11.8 - 13.7
13.1
12.1 - 14.0
12.2
11.3 - 13.2
13.3
14.9
16.1
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
12.2
10.9 - 13.5
12.7
11.4 - 14.1
13.6
12.4 - 14.9
13.0
13.2
15.0
District scolaire francophone Sud
11.4
10.7 - 12.1
12.1
11.4 - 12.8
11.4
10.7 - 12.2
11.8
12.9
12.9
Francophone sector
12.0
11.4 - 12.5
12.5
12.0 - 13.0
12.1
11.5 - 12.6
12.5
13.6
14.5
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
0.0
0.0
S
S
0.0
S
Grades 9 to 12
21.7
21.2 - 22.2
21.4
20.9 - 21.8
22.0
21.6 - 22.5
23.2
24.5
24.9
Gender
Female
13.1
12.6 - 13.5
12.4
12.0 - 12.8
13.2
12.8 - 13.7
14.3
n/a
n/a
Male
12.5
12.1 - 12.9
12.9
12.5 - 13.3
12.9
12.4 - 13.3
13.1
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
13.4
11.0 - 15.9
18.2
15.9 - 20.6
12.8
11.4 - 14.1
10.8
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
12.9
12.5 - 13.3
12.4
12.0 - 12.8
13.0
12.5 - 13.4
13.7
14.6
n/a
Male
12.5
12.1 - 12.9
12.8
12.4 - 13.2
12.9
12.5 - 13.3
13.1
14.1
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
17.1
16.1 - 18.1
16.7
15.8 - 17.6
13.9
13.2 - 14.5
13.5
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
13.7
12.6 - 14.7
13.1
12.0 - 14.2
12.1
10.9 - 13.3
12.2
12.4
17.8
Immigrant
Immigrants
11.1
10.4 - 11.8
12.3
11.6 - 13.1
14.6
13.8 - 15.5
15.8
16.2
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
14.3
13.3 - 15.4
14.2
13.1 - 15.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
11.3
10.7 - 12.0
11.8
11.1 - 12.4
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 17 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 "17 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

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.

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NBHC code

SH_AGE01_8

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