Students in grades 6 to 12 who identify as immigrants, newcomers and refugees (not born in Canada)

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022 Academic Year 2018-2019
Province
New Brunswick
13.7
13.5 - 14.0
12.1
11.8 - 12.3
10.2
8.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
19.3
18.7 - 19.8
16.5
16.0 - 17.0
13.8
10.7
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
13.6
13.0 - 14.1
12.5
12.0 - 13.1
10.6
9.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
12.8
12.2 - 13.3
11.6
11.1 - 12.2
10.5
10.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
7.9
7.1 - 8.8
6.1
5.3 - 6.8
4.8
4.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
6.7
5.5 - 7.9
7.3
6.0 - 8.5
7.1
5.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
5.7
5.1 - 6.4
4.1
3.6 - 4.7
3.5
3.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
7.8
6.9 - 8.7
7.3
6.5 - 8.2
5.4
4.0
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
7.3
6.3 - 8.4
6.2
5.2 - 7.3
5.3
6.0
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
7.9
6.7 - 9.1
6.2
5.1 - 7.3
5.2
3.3
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
7.1
5.4 - 8.8
8.8
7.0 - 10.5
7.8
7.0
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
4.9
3.4 - 6.4
2.6
1.5 - 3.8
1.7
2.4
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
6.1
4.5 - 7.8
5.2
3.6 - 6.7
6.0
3.2
Dieppe and Memramcook
12.5
11.2 - 13.8
10.1
8.9 - 11.2
7.9
6.3
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
2.7
1.1 - 4.3
2.0
0.8 - 3.2
S
S
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
8.6
7.3 - 9.9
6.8
5.7 - 7.9
5.2
4.2
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
10.6
9.4 - 11.9
11.3
10.0 - 12.6
9.2
10.1
Fredericton
18.2
17.3 - 19.1
17.5
16.6 - 18.5
15.5
15.1
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
S
2.3
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
6.1
4.8 - 7.5
5.4
4.2 - 6.6
4.2
5.1
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
6.5
3.7 - 9.2
4.8
2.4 - 7.3
S
S
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
9.9
7.4 - 12.4
5.2
3.1 - 7.2
4.5
2.6
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
6.1
4.3 - 8.0
3.7
2.3 - 5.2
2.4
6.3
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
8.1
7.1 - 9.1
7.9
6.9 - 8.9
6.0
4.5
Moncton
28.8
27.9 - 29.7
25.9
25.0 - 26.8
22.0
17.4
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
5.3
3.6 - 7.0
2.5
1.3 - 3.7
3.1
3.9
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
5.3
3.0 - 7.6
2.5
0.8 - 4.3
S
S
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
6.0
3.9 - 8.0
5.9
3.8 - 8.0
4.6
5.7
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
4.8
4.0 - 5.7
3.9
3.1 - 4.7
3.3
4.2
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
5.3
3.6 - 7.0
4.1
2.5 - 5.6
2.9
2.5
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
7.6
6.8 - 8.4
6.9
6.1 - 7.6
7.4
6.6
Riverview and Coverdale
13.6
12.1 - 15.1
12.2
10.7 - 13.7
9.8
9.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
7.4
5.7 - 9.1
5.1
3.5 - 6.6
6.2
5.1
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
18.8
17.9 - 19.7
17.4
16.4 - 18.3
14.2
11.3
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
6.0
4.6 - 7.4
4.4
3.2 - 5.5
3.7
3.7
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
11.1
9.4 - 12.8
8.3
6.8 - 9.9
10.2
4.3
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
4.8
3.4 - 6.3
1.7
0.8 - 2.6
3.2
2.8
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
9.6
7.6 - 11.7
10.3
8.1 - 12.5
7.6
8.5
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
13.3
11.4 - 15.2
14.6
12.7 - 16.5
12.3
14.6
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
8.3
6.8 - 9.9
6.0
4.8 - 7.3
5.5
4.2
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
3.7
2.7 - 4.8
2.8
1.9 - 3.8
1.6
1.2
School districts
Anglophone East School District
23.9
23.1 - 24.7
21.0
20.2 - 21.8
17.3
14.1
Anglophone North School District
9.9
9.1 - 10.8
10.7
9.8 - 11.5
9.1
6.9
Anglophone South School District
13.4
12.8 - 13.9
12.1
11.6 - 12.7
10.2
8.7
Anglophone West School District
12.8
12.3 - 13.4
11.9
11.3 - 12.4
10.4
10.0
Anglophone sector
15.5
15.1 - 15.8
14.0
13.7 - 14.4
11.8
10.1
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
4.5
4.0 - 5.1
2.4
1.9 - 2.8
1.9
2.2
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
5.7
4.9 - 6.5
4.1
3.4 - 4.7
3.1
3.4
District scolaire francophone Sud
13.1
12.4 - 13.7
11.0
10.3 - 11.7
10.0
7.4
Francophone sector
9.2
8.8 - 9.7
7.1
6.7 - 7.5
6.2
5.0
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
14.2
13.7 - 14.6
10.2
9.9 - 10.6
8.4
7.2
Grades 9 to 12
13.4
13.1 - 13.8
13.4
13.0 - 13.8
11.6
9.7
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 identify as immigrants, newcomers and refugees (not born in Canada).

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, no or I do not know" to the question: Do you identify with any of the following groups? Immigrants, newcomers and refugees (persons not born in Canada)

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_IMM01_1

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