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Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported having been bullied by use of mean comments about their race, religion or personal features at school in the last 2 months

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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
19.5
18.5 - 20.4
19.5
19.1 - 19.8
19.1
18.8 - 19.4
17.5
17.2 - 17.8
15.7
14.5
15.0
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
18.4
16.3 - 20.5
18.9
18.3 - 19.5
18.6
18.0 - 19.1
17.3
16.7 - 17.8
16.5
14.9
15.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
20.3
18.7 - 21.8
20.5
19.7 - 21.2
20.4
19.7 - 21.1
18.7
18.1 - 19.4
15.5
15.6
15.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
20.8
19.1 - 22.6
21.0
20.4 - 21.7
19.8
19.2 - 20.5
18.1
17.4 - 18.8
16.4
14.6
16.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
18.4
17.1 - 19.7
18.3
17.0 - 19.6
16.5
15.3 - 17.7
14.4
12.2
11.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
19.9
17.2 - 22.7
17.6
15.9 - 19.4
19.7
17.8 - 21.7
17.4
15.7 - 19.2
15.7
16.6
13.8
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
15.6
14.3 - 16.8
15.6
14.7 - 16.6
15.6
14.6 - 16.6
13.8
12.8 - 14.8
12.6
11.7
10.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
21.3
19.5 - 23.1
19.9
18.6 - 21.2
19.0
17.7 - 20.4
17.6
16.3 - 18.9
15.3
12.0
15.8
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
16.2
14.2 - 18.1
18.7
17.1 - 20.3
17.8
16.3 - 19.4
15.9
14.4 - 17.5
14.1
13.2
15.5
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
19.1
11.8 - 26.3
19.3
17.6 - 21.1
18.8
17.1 - 20.5
18.9
17.0 - 20.8
16.0
18.0
19.0
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
19.4
15.7 - 23.2
17.8
15.5 - 20.1
20.1
17.5 - 22.7
18.2
15.8 - 20.5
14.8
13.1
12.4
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
15.1
13.8 - 16.4
10.9
8.7 - 13.1
9.9
7.8 - 12.0
11.6
9.3 - 14.0
9.3
10.8
8.2
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
20.7
16.9 - 24.5
17.3
14.7 - 20.0
19.2
16.3 - 22.0
16.4
13.6 - 19.2
17.1
21.7
15.2
Dieppe and Memramcook
14.4
12.4 - 16.3
14.2
12.9 - 15.5
14.2
12.8 - 15.5
12.6
11.3 - 13.9
12.9
14.3
10.2
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
26.4
23.1 - 29.7
26.6
22.2 - 31.1
26.4
22.2 - 30.7
20.3
16.3 - 24.3
18.3
18.8
23.9
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
19.3
17.5 - 21.1
18.3
16.5 - 20.1
16.2
14.6 - 17.8
14.7
13.4
10.6
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
21.3
16.9 - 25.7
20.1
18.5 - 21.7
17.8
16.2 - 19.3
15.5
14.0 - 17.0
15.6
12.5
14.5
Fredericton
19.5
17.3 - 21.7
20.5
19.5 - 21.5
19.2
18.3 - 20.1
17.6
16.6 - 18.5
15.3
13.9
14.9
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
15.6
12.9
13.5
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
20.1
14.5 - 25.7
18.9
16.7 - 21.1
21.1
18.8 - 23.3
18.9
16.8 - 20.9
14.8
13.7
14.4
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
26.3
26.3 - 26.3
25.6
19.5 - 31.7
24.3
19.4 - 29.1
25.0
19.8 - 30.2
15.4
18.4
17.0
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
13.5
10.7 - 16.4
11.1
8.4 - 13.7
11.1
8.2 - 14.1
12.0
5.6
7.8
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
24.7
20.8 - 28.7
24.5
21.3 - 27.8
22.4
19.2 - 25.5
20.8
17.5 - 24.1
16.3
18.0
16.5
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
21.4
19.4 - 23.3
19.8
18.4 - 21.2
18.8
17.4 - 20.3
17.5
16.1 - 18.9
14.9
11.9
15.8
Moncton
19.5
16.1 - 22.8
19.6
18.8 - 20.5
18.8
18.1 - 19.6
17.6
16.8 - 18.5
16.6
13.8
15.7
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
19.2
14.3 - 24.2
15.0
12.2 - 17.7
17.5
14.5 - 20.6
17.8
14.7 - 20.8
21.6
14.4
16.1
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
20.6
16.4 - 24.8
21.1
16.9 - 25.4
20.6
16.4 - 24.8
18.5
14.3 - 22.7
19.1
13.0
15.5
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
18.5
14.4 - 22.6
21.9
17.6 - 26.2
19.9
16.4 - 23.3
18.6
15.1 - 22.1
17.0
17.1
16.6
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
22.4
19.7 - 25.1
21.5
19.7 - 23.3
21.6
19.9 - 23.3
18.6
17.0 - 20.3
17.0
15.8
18.4
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
26.2
23.0 - 29.5
26.0
22.6 - 29.4
25.1
21.8 - 28.3
26.3
22.9 - 29.6
21.9
17.8
22.9
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
18.6
16.8 - 20.3
18.5
17.3 - 19.7
19.8
18.6 - 21.0
16.5
15.4 - 17.6
14.2
13.3
14.4
Riverview and Coverdale
19.4
15.2 - 23.6
20.4
18.6 - 22.1
21.0
19.2 - 22.9
18.5
16.7 - 20.2
16.8
16.6
14.8
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
19.4
15.6 - 23.2
20.9
18.3 - 23.5
21.8
19.0 - 24.5
19.1
16.3 - 21.9
17.5
12.9
15.4
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
20.5
17.9 - 23.0
21.2
20.1 - 22.3
20.5
19.5 - 21.5
19.5
18.5 - 20.5
15.7
16.7
16.0
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
19.6
19.4 - 19.9
20.7
18.2 - 23.2
21.4
18.9 - 23.8
19.4
17.2 - 21.7
20.4
17.2
16.7
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
13.4
8.0 - 18.8
16.0
13.8 - 18.1
15.8
13.9 - 17.8
16.1
13.8 - 18.4
19.3
13.6
15.1
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
15.0
11.6 - 18.4
12.9
10.7 - 15.2
14.9
12.4 - 17.4
11.5
9.2 - 13.8
11.7
8.8
8.2
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
24.6
24.0 - 25.3
20.5
17.7 - 23.4
21.6
18.7 - 24.4
22.3
19.2 - 25.4
18.1
16.0
18.2
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
21.1
14.7 - 27.4
21.7
19.2 - 24.2
19.4
17.1 - 21.7
18.4
16.2 - 20.6
14.4
13.9
14.0
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
20.8
18.2 - 23.5
21.9
19.5 - 24.3
21.1
18.8 - 23.4
19.0
17.0 - 21.0
17.1
18.6
16.2
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
15.0
11.9 - 18.2
14.7
12.8 - 16.7
15.7
13.7 - 17.7
12.8
10.9 - 14.7
12.6
10.8
9.3
School districts
Anglophone East School District
21.1
18.7 - 23.6
20.7
19.9 - 21.4
20.8
20.1 - 21.6
19.2
18.4 - 19.9
17.8
15.3
16.2
Anglophone North School District
22.3
20.4 - 24.2
22.0
20.9 - 23.1
21.7
20.6 - 22.8
19.9
18.8 - 21.0
15.9
14.8
17.9
Anglophone South School District
20.3
18.7 - 21.9
20.6
19.9 - 21.3
20.5
19.8 - 21.1
18.7
18.1 - 19.4
15.6
15.5
15.5
Anglophone West School District
21.8
19.8 - 23.7
21.1
20.4 - 21.8
20.3
19.6 - 20.9
18.3
17.6 - 18.9
16.6
14.5
16.8
Anglophone sector
21.2
20.2 - 22.2
21.0
20.6 - 21.3
20.6
20.3 - 21.0
18.8
18.4 - 19.2
16.5
15.0
16.4
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
15.6
14.5 - 16.8
14.6
13.6 - 15.5
15.0
14.0 - 15.9
13.3
12.3 - 14.2
13.1
12.0
9.6
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
17.8
16.5 - 19.2
17.2
15.8 - 18.5
15.7
14.4 - 16.9
13.9
11.8
10.2
District scolaire francophone Sud
14.0
12.7 - 15.3
15.4
14.6 - 16.2
14.8
14.1 - 15.5
14.1
13.3 - 14.9
14.0
14.2
13.5
Francophone sector
15.1
13.9 - 16.2
15.6
15.0 - 16.1
15.3
14.7 - 15.8
14.1
13.6 - 14.7
13.7
13.0
11.5
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
22.2
21.0 - 23.4
22.3
21.8 - 22.8
21.7
21.2 - 22.2
19.6
19.1 - 20.1
17.7
17.4
16.0
Grades 9 to 12
17.6
16.6 - 18.6
17.3
16.9 - 17.7
17.3
16.9 - 17.7
16.0
15.6 - 16.4
14.2
12.4
14.3
Gender
Female
19.4
18.1 - 20.6
19.5
19.0 - 19.9
19.7
19.3 - 20.2
18.0
17.5 - 18.5
16.1
n/a
n/a
Male
18.4
17.6 - 19.3
18.5
18.1 - 19.0
17.2
16.8 - 17.7
15.2
14.8 - 15.7
13.0
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
38.5
34.2 - 42.8
34.4
31.2 - 37.6
37.2
34.3 - 40.1
32.8
31.1 - 34.6
30.0
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
20.1
18.8 - 21.3
20.2
19.8 - 20.7
20.8
20.3 - 21.2
19.3
18.9 - 19.8
17.9
15.0
n/a
Male
18.6
17.7 - 19.5
18.4
17.9 - 18.8
17.1
16.7 - 17.5
15.4
15.0 - 15.8
13.0
13.9
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
29.5
27.4 - 31.5
29.1
28.0 - 30.2
29.4
28.4 - 30.4
25.8
25.0 - 26.6
24.2
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
29.4
27.4 - 31.5
29.4
28.1 - 30.7
30.5
29.1 - 31.9
30.2
28.6 - 31.8
25.9
22.6
26.3
Immigrant
Immigrants
25.1
23.1 - 27.2
25.0
24.1 - 25.9
24.8
23.8 - 25.7
21.8
20.8 - 22.8
19.3
21.5
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
28.9
27.1 - 30.7
29.2
27.8 - 30.5
29.4
28.0 - 30.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
27.8
25.8 - 29.9
28.2
27.4 - 29.1
27.8
26.9 - 28.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
17.6
16.2 - 18.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
23.6
22.3 - 24.9
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 having been bullied by use of mean comments about their race, religion or personal features at school in the last 2 months.

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: In the last two months, have you been bullied at school in the ways listed below: f) Someone made mean comments about your race, religion or personal features.

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

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

SH_BUV06_1

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