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

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
Province
New Brunswick
17.2
14.5 - 19.8
15.8
15.5 - 16.1
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
24.1
19.0 - 29.1
22.0
21.4 - 22.6
19.3
18.7 - 19.8
16.5
16.0 - 17.0
13.8
10.7
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
16.6
12.2 - 21.0
15.7
15.0 - 16.3
13.6
13.0 - 14.1
12.5
12.0 - 13.1
10.6
9.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
15.2
10.1 - 20.3
14.1
13.5 - 14.6
12.8
12.2 - 13.3
11.6
11.1 - 12.2
10.5
10.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
9.3
8.3 - 10.2
7.9
7.1 - 8.8
6.1
5.3 - 6.8
4.8
4.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
10.3
6.3 - 14.3
10.1
8.7 - 11.4
6.7
5.5 - 7.9
7.3
6.0 - 8.5
7.1
5.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
7.1
4.5 - 9.7
6.3
5.6 - 7.0
5.7
5.1 - 6.4
4.1
3.6 - 4.7
3.5
3.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
10.5
7.8 - 13.2
11.1
10.0 - 12.1
7.8
6.9 - 8.7
7.3
6.5 - 8.2
5.4
4.0
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
10.3
6.3 - 14.3
8.6
7.5 - 9.8
7.3
6.3 - 8.4
6.2
5.2 - 7.3
5.3
6.0
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
11.4
3.4 - 19.4
10.5
9.2 - 11.8
7.9
6.7 - 9.1
6.2
5.1 - 7.3
5.2
3.3
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
13.6
10.3 - 16.8
12.7
10.8 - 14.7
7.1
5.4 - 8.8
8.8
7.0 - 10.5
7.8
7.0
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
5.8
4.3 - 7.2
5.5
3.9 - 7.0
4.9
3.4 - 6.4
2.6
1.5 - 3.8
1.7
2.4
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
5.4
0.0 - 10.9
6.1
4.5 - 7.8
6.1
4.5 - 7.8
5.2
3.6 - 6.7
6.0
3.2
Dieppe and Memramcook
17.0
12.5 - 21.5
15.4
14.1 - 16.8
12.5
11.2 - 13.8
10.1
8.9 - 11.2
7.9
6.3
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
6.2
3.9 - 8.4
3.5
1.8 - 5.3
2.7
1.1 - 4.3
2.0
0.8 - 3.2
S
S
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
10.9
9.5 - 12.2
8.6
7.3 - 9.9
6.8
5.7 - 7.9
5.2
4.2
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
11.4
6.3 - 16.6
12.1
10.8 - 13.4
10.6
9.4 - 11.9
11.3
10.0 - 12.6
9.2
10.1
Fredericton
22.2
17.4 - 27.1
20.8
19.9 - 21.8
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
n/a
n/a
S
2.3
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
6.5
2.9 - 10.0
6.8
5.4 - 8.2
6.1
4.8 - 7.5
5.4
4.2 - 6.6
4.2
5.1
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
8.9
8.9 - 8.9
8.1
4.2 - 12.0
6.5
3.7 - 9.2
4.8
2.4 - 7.3
S
S
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
9.0
6.6 - 11.5
9.9
7.4 - 12.4
5.2
3.1 - 7.2
4.5
2.6
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
5.8
0.0 - 12.1
7.4
5.4 - 9.4
6.1
4.3 - 8.0
3.7
2.3 - 5.2
2.4
6.3
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
11.2
8.7 - 13.7
11.8
10.6 - 12.9
8.1
7.1 - 9.1
7.9
6.9 - 8.9
6.0
4.5
Moncton
34.5
30.0 - 39.0
32.5
31.5 - 33.4
28.8
27.9 - 29.7
25.9
25.0 - 26.8
22.0
17.4
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
3.4
1.7 - 5.2
5.2
3.5 - 6.9
5.3
3.6 - 7.0
2.5
1.3 - 3.7
3.1
3.9
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
4.2
0.7 - 7.7
4.1
2.1 - 6.1
5.3
3.0 - 7.6
2.5
0.8 - 4.3
S
S
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
7.2
6.4 - 8.0
6.3
3.6 - 9.0
6.0
3.9 - 8.0
5.9
3.8 - 8.0
4.6
5.7
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
5.0
2.2 - 7.8
4.6
3.7 - 5.4
4.8
4.0 - 5.7
3.9
3.1 - 4.7
3.3
4.2
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
4.7
1.4 - 8.0
5.6
3.8 - 7.4
5.3
3.6 - 7.0
4.1
2.5 - 5.6
2.9
2.5
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
9.0
7.3 - 10.7
9.6
8.6 - 10.5
7.6
6.8 - 8.4
6.9
6.1 - 7.6
7.4
6.6
Riverview and Coverdale
17.5
14.0 - 21.1
14.3
12.8 - 15.7
13.6
12.1 - 15.1
12.2
10.7 - 13.7
9.8
9.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
6.5
4.2 - 8.7
6.9
5.3 - 8.5
7.4
5.7 - 9.1
5.1
3.5 - 6.6
6.2
5.1
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
23.4
16.7 - 30.2
22.0
20.9 - 23.1
18.8
17.9 - 19.7
17.4
16.4 - 18.3
14.2
11.3
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
5.9
5.0 - 6.7
4.6
3.4 - 5.8
6.0
4.6 - 7.4
4.4
3.2 - 5.5
3.7
3.7
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
13.1
8.0 - 18.3
12.1
10.1 - 14.0
11.1
9.4 - 12.8
8.3
6.8 - 9.9
10.2
4.3
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
4.0
2.8 - 5.1
3.9
2.7 - 5.2
4.8
3.4 - 6.3
1.7
0.8 - 2.6
3.2
2.8
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
12.7
7.1 - 18.3
13.0
10.7 - 15.4
9.6
7.6 - 11.7
10.3
8.1 - 12.5
7.6
8.5
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
15.4
13.8 - 17.0
13.7
11.7 - 15.6
13.3
11.4 - 15.2
14.6
12.7 - 16.5
12.3
14.6
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
8.0
6.4 - 9.7
7.2
5.7 - 8.6
8.3
6.8 - 9.9
6.0
4.8 - 7.3
5.5
4.2
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
4.1
2.6 - 5.7
4.0
2.9 - 5.0
3.7
2.7 - 4.8
2.8
1.9 - 3.8
1.6
1.2
School districts
Anglophone East School District
28.6
21.9 - 35.3
26.6
25.8 - 27.4
23.9
23.1 - 24.7
21.0
20.2 - 21.8
17.3
14.1
Anglophone North School District
13.8
11.4 - 16.1
13.4
12.5 - 14.3
9.9
9.1 - 10.8
10.7
9.8 - 11.5
9.1
6.9
Anglophone South School District
16.2
11.7 - 20.7
15.2
14.6 - 15.8
13.4
12.8 - 13.9
12.1
11.6 - 12.7
10.2
8.7
Anglophone West School District
15.3
9.9 - 20.7
14.2
13.6 - 14.8
12.8
12.3 - 13.4
11.9
11.3 - 12.4
10.4
10.0
Anglophone sector
18.9
15.6 - 22.2
17.7
17.3 - 18.1
15.5
15.1 - 15.8
14.0
13.7 - 14.4
11.8
10.1
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
5.5
4.1 - 6.9
5.3
4.7 - 5.9
4.5
4.0 - 5.1
2.4
1.9 - 2.8
1.9
2.2
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
7.0
6.1 - 7.9
5.7
4.9 - 6.5
4.1
3.4 - 4.7
3.1
3.4
District scolaire francophone Sud
17.9
14.4 - 21.3
15.6
14.8 - 16.3
13.1
12.4 - 13.7
11.0
10.3 - 11.7
10.0
7.4
Francophone sector
12.7
9.4 - 16.0
10.9
10.4 - 11.4
9.2
8.8 - 9.7
7.1
6.7 - 7.5
6.2
5.0
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
17.8
14.8 - 20.8
16.5
16.1 - 17.0
14.2
13.7 - 14.6
10.2
9.9 - 10.6
8.4
7.2
Grades 9 to 12
16.7
12.8 - 20.7
15.4
15.0 - 15.8
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

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.

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.

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NBHC code

SH_IMM01_1

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