Students in grades 6 to 12 who report that their gender is female

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022
Province
New Brunswick
48.1
47.7 - 48.5
46.0
45.6 - 46.4
45.4
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
47.8
47.1 - 48.5
45.6
44.9 - 46.4
45.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
47.4
46.6 - 48.2
45.2
44.4 - 46.0
45.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
48.2
47.4 - 49.0
46.1
45.2 - 46.9
44.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
51.5
49.8 - 53.1
50.1
48.6 - 51.7
49.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
50.1
47.7 - 52.5
46.9
44.6 - 49.3
46.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
48.0
46.7 - 49.4
46.1
44.7 - 47.5
45.4
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
48.4
46.7 - 50.1
46.5
44.8 - 48.2
44.9
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
47.3
45.2 - 49.3
46.0
43.9 - 48.1
44.9
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
48.5
46.4 - 50.7
46.4
44.1 - 48.8
44.6
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
47.9
44.7 - 51.1
45.3
42.2 - 48.3
45.3
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
49.2
45.7 - 52.8
48.1
44.5 - 51.8
45.4
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
53.2
49.7 - 56.7
49.2
45.5 - 53.0
47.7
Dieppe and Memramcook
49.4
47.4 - 51.3
47.1
45.1 - 49.0
47.0
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
50.0
45.2 - 54.9
42.1
37.2 - 47.0
38.7
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
52.0
49.7 - 54.4
50.7
48.5 - 52.9
50.4
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
45.6
43.6 - 47.6
45.2
43.1 - 47.2
44.6
Fredericton
49.2
48.0 - 50.3
47.6
46.3 - 48.8
45.6
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
48.1
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
51.4
48.7 - 54.2
49.6
47.0 - 52.2
47.6
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
45.2
39.7 - 50.6
43.6
37.7 - 49.5
48.1
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
49.2
44.9 - 53.4
49.3
44.7 - 53.9
51.0
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
45.5
41.7 - 49.3
42.8
38.8 - 46.7
43.1
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
48.4
46.6 - 50.2
46.1
44.3 - 47.9
44.3
Moncton
47.2
46.2 - 48.2
45.0
43.9 - 46.0
44.1
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
49.0
45.1 - 52.9
48.0
44.0 - 52.0
44.0
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
48.7
43.6 - 53.7
49.9
44.6 - 55.2
49.0
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
46.4
42.1 - 50.8
44.5
40.0 - 49.0
44.7
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
47.8
45.8 - 49.9
44.1
42.0 - 46.1
43.5
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
49.7
45.9 - 53.5
46.0
42.2 - 49.7
45.3
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
48.8
47.3 - 50.3
46.9
45.4 - 48.4
47.7
Riverview and Coverdale
46.4
44.3 - 48.6
45.4
43.2 - 47.7
44.7
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
44.3
41.1 - 47.5
41.1
37.6 - 44.5
45.4
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
46.2
45.1 - 47.4
43.5
42.3 - 44.6
43.8
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
50.2
47.3 - 53.1
47.0
44.1 - 49.8
44.1
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
50.7
48.0 - 53.3
48.3
45.4 - 51.3
47.9
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
49.4
45.9 - 53.0
44.5
41.0 - 48.0
44.6
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
47.3
43.9 - 50.7
44.4
40.8 - 48.1
44.7
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
47.2
44.4 - 50.0
46.6
43.8 - 49.4
42.5
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
47.7
45.0 - 50.5
46.3
43.8 - 48.9
48.5
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
47.8
45.1 - 50.6
46.1
43.2 - 48.9
46.6
School districts
Anglophone East School District
46.6
45.7 - 47.5
44.3
43.4 - 45.3
43.7
Anglophone North School District
47.5
46.2 - 48.9
45.6
44.2 - 47.0
44.0
Anglophone South School District
47.4
46.6 - 48.2
45.3
44.4 - 46.1
45.5
Anglophone West School District
48.1
47.3 - 48.9
46.1
45.3 - 47.0
44.8
Anglophone sector
47.4
47.0 - 47.9
45.4
44.9 - 45.8
44.7
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
48.8
47.5 - 50.1
46.7
45.4 - 48.1
45.9
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
51.5
49.7 - 53.2
50.4
48.7 - 52.1
50.2
District scolaire francophone Sud
49.9
48.9 - 50.9
47.2
46.1 - 48.4
46.7
Francophone sector
49.9
49.1 - 50.6
47.7
46.9 - 48.4
47.1
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
48.1
47.5 - 48.7
45.4
44.8 - 46.0
44.7
Grades 9 to 12
48.1
47.6 - 48.7
46.4
45.9 - 47.0
45.9
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 report that their gender is female.

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 "woman / girl" by the number of respondents who answered "male, female, Two spirit or in another way" to the question: Which of the following best describes you?

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.

Note about the 2023-2024 data:
In 2023, the NBHC undertook a review of the demographic questions in the Student Wellness and Education Survey. As such, starting in 2023-2024, the percentage of students who identify with this particular group may differ from previous cycles.

Unit

%

NBHC code

SH_GEN02_2

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