Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported feeling their teachers like them and care about them

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
37.4
35.4 - 39.5
36.0
35.6 - 36.4
35.9
35.5 - 36.3
28.4
28.0 - 28.7
35.4
30.1
32.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
39.3
35.4 - 43.2
38.6
37.9 - 39.2
38.6
37.9 - 39.3
30.1
29.4 - 30.8
36.7
30.8
36.4
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
34.7
31.8 - 37.6
31.7
30.9 - 32.5
32.3
31.6 - 33.1
25.1
24.4 - 25.8
31.5
28.2
30.9
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
34.3
30.4 - 38.3
33.1
32.3 - 33.9
32.3
31.6 - 33.1
25.8
25.1 - 26.5
33.3
28.0
29.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
43.9
42.3 - 45.5
46.4
44.8 - 48.0
36.1
34.6 - 37.6
47.2
38.0
37.5
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
38.6
33.1 - 44.1
38.7
36.5 - 40.8
39.4
37.2 - 41.7
31.5
29.3 - 33.8
39.0
33.3
35.1
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
41.4
37.7 - 45.0
41.0
39.7 - 42.3
39.2
37.9 - 40.5
32.5
31.2 - 33.9
38.1
32.7
32.4
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
34.5
29.7 - 39.2
33.7
32.2 - 35.3
34.6
33.0 - 36.2
27.6
26.1 - 29.1
35.7
29.6
28.4
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
40.5
35.4 - 45.7
40.7
38.7 - 42.6
40.0
38.0 - 41.9
32.3
30.3 - 34.3
35.3
31.3
35.0
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
37.6
28.0 - 47.2
35.8
33.7 - 37.8
34.3
32.3 - 36.3
29.1
27.0 - 31.3
32.7
30.5
32.8
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
37.3
29.4 - 45.3
35.5
32.8 - 38.3
38.9
35.8 - 42.0
31.5
28.5 - 34.4
35.8
31.9
40.1
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
39.3
31.8 - 46.8
41.1
37.7 - 44.4
41.0
37.6 - 44.5
29.8
26.5 - 33.1
36.4
32.7
35.3
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
40.5
33.1 - 47.9
43.2
39.7 - 46.6
40.2
36.8 - 43.5
31.6
28.1 - 35.1
43.7
35.3
30.4
Dieppe and Memramcook
50.3
43.4 - 57.2
47.7
45.9 - 49.6
49.0
47.0 - 50.9
38.7
36.8 - 40.6
46.6
39.4
44.6
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
32.5
24.5 - 40.4
31.1
26.6 - 35.6
29.6
25.3 - 33.9
27.0
22.6 - 31.4
31.7
26.5
27.5
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
46.4
44.1 - 48.7
47.3
45.1 - 49.6
36.3
34.2 - 38.5
48.2
38.1
39.4
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
36.6
33.0 - 40.2
36.9
35.1 - 38.8
35.6
33.7 - 37.5
28.4
26.6 - 30.3
35.2
28.6
31.2
Fredericton
35.3
28.5 - 42.1
32.6
31.5 - 33.7
32.7
31.6 - 33.7
25.0
23.9 - 26.0
34.4
28.5
32.1
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
37.6
43.1
45.4
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
42.1
36.8 - 47.3
40.2
37.6 - 42.9
39.9
37.3 - 42.5
31.7
29.3 - 34.1
41.9
32.9
31.8
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
29.7
29.7 - 29.7
37.1
30.3 - 43.8
30.3
25.3 - 35.3
23.1
18.1 - 28.1
19.9
24.0
21.6
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
43.6
39.4 - 47.8
59.5
55.4 - 63.6
47.6
42.9 - 52.2
56.1
42.8
46.2
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
27.7
22.8 - 32.6
25.7
22.4 - 28.9
29.3
25.9 - 32.7
28.5
24.9 - 32.2
39.4
28.4
30.9
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
34.3
29.1 - 39.4
33.8
32.2 - 35.4
34.7
33.0 - 36.4
27.5
25.9 - 29.2
36.0
29.1
28.0
Moncton
38.9
32.9 - 44.8
38.3
37.4 - 39.3
40.1
39.1 - 41.1
29.6
28.6 - 30.6
36.2
32.0
37.4
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
35.4
28.2 - 42.6
36.1
32.4 - 39.7
37.5
33.8 - 41.2
31.5
27.8 - 35.2
32.5
33.9
28.8
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
36.1
30.5 - 41.7
32.9
28.1 - 37.8
33.3
28.6 - 37.9
28.1
23.3 - 32.9
33.3
33.8
32.4
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
45.5
29.8 - 61.1
42.8
38.1 - 47.6
40.7
36.5 - 44.9
28.5
24.4 - 32.6
30.0
30.7
22.6
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
30.3
23.0 - 37.5
32.0
30.1 - 33.9
29.3
27.5 - 31.2
25.5
23.7 - 27.3
30.5
26.5
26.2
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
27.8
27.2 - 28.4
27.3
23.9 - 30.7
21.1
18.1 - 24.2
16.7
13.9 - 19.4
22.3
19.7
23.4
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
32.3
28.4 - 36.2
30.4
29.0 - 31.8
29.1
27.8 - 30.5
23.5
22.2 - 24.8
30.0
27.0
29.0
Riverview and Coverdale
33.0
29.3 - 36.7
31.6
29.7 - 33.6
27.3
25.4 - 29.3
22.9
21.0 - 24.8
30.7
24.4
30.0
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
35.6
30.8 - 40.5
35.2
32.2 - 38.1
33.0
30.0 - 36.0
27.2
24.1 - 30.3
35.6
24.8
30.4
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
35.9
30.8 - 41.1
32.5
31.3 - 33.7
33.9
32.8 - 35.0
25.9
24.8 - 26.9
32.0
29.0
30.5
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
27.0
20.7 - 33.4
29.2
26.4 - 32.0
27.5
25.0 - 30.0
22.4
20.1 - 24.8
30.4
21.1
27.7
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
47.3
42.6 - 51.9
47.2
44.3 - 50.1
46.4
43.7 - 49.0
37.6
34.8 - 40.5
45.5
31.7
46.7
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
36.9
28.4 - 45.4
35.6
32.4 - 38.9
31.3
28.1 - 34.5
31.4
28.1 - 34.8
44.6
36.6
30.9
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
28.7
28.0 - 29.4
30.6
27.5 - 33.7
28.3
25.3 - 31.3
26.3
23.1 - 29.5
30.0
23.6
26.6
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
40.1
36.9 - 43.3
35.1
32.4 - 37.8
34.9
32.2 - 37.5
25.8
23.4 - 28.3
33.8
26.4
35.6
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
32.7
29.4 - 36.0
29.7
27.1 - 32.2
31.7
29.1 - 34.2
23.7
21.5 - 25.9
31.0
28.5
32.5
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
47.0
43.6 - 50.4
45.0
42.4 - 47.7
41.7
39.0 - 44.3
35.4
32.7 - 38.1
40.7
33.2
28.8
School districts
Anglophone East School District
33.3
30.6 - 35.9
34.1
33.3 - 35.0
34.0
33.2 - 34.9
25.6
24.8 - 26.5
33.0
26.9
31.8
Anglophone North School District
32.6
29.4 - 35.7
31.5
30.3 - 32.7
33.2
31.9 - 34.5
24.9
23.7 - 26.1
32.6
26.5
26.9
Anglophone South School District
34.2
31.4 - 36.9
31.4
30.5 - 32.2
31.9
31.1 - 32.6
24.7
24.0 - 25.4
31.2
27.5
30.3
Anglophone West School District
33.1
29.4 - 36.8
32.7
32.0 - 33.5
31.7
30.9 - 32.4
25.5
24.8 - 26.3
33.1
27.7
29.0
Anglophone sector
33.4
31.8 - 35.1
32.6
32.1 - 33.0
32.5
32.1 - 32.9
25.2
24.8 - 25.6
32.4
27.3
29.8
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
42.0
38.4 - 45.6
42.9
41.6 - 44.2
39.8
38.5 - 41.1
34.2
32.9 - 35.5
39.8
34.9
34.2
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
46.2
44.4 - 47.9
48.8
47.1 - 50.5
37.7
36.0 - 39.3
48.7
39.3
38.8
District scolaire francophone Sud
49.7
46.3 - 53.1
46.3
45.2 - 47.3
46.1
45.1 - 47.1
37.3
36.2 - 38.4
42.7
37.5
44.4
Francophone sector
47.9
45.2 - 50.6
45.2
44.5 - 45.9
44.7
44.0 - 45.4
36.4
35.7 - 37.2
42.9
37.0
39.7
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
43.4
41.1 - 45.6
41.0
40.5 - 41.6
40.8
40.3 - 41.4
33.7
33.2 - 34.3
41.5
35.9
39.7
Grades 9 to 12
33.4
31.0 - 35.8
32.4
31.9 - 32.9
32.4
31.9 - 32.9
24.6
24.1 - 25.1
31.0
26.0
27.8
Gender
Female
39.7
37.0 - 42.4
37.4
36.8 - 37.9
37.3
36.8 - 37.9
29.7
29.2 - 30.3
37.4
n/a
n/a
Male
36.3
34.7 - 37.9
35.5
34.9 - 36.0
35.4
34.9 - 35.9
28.3
27.8 - 28.9
35.3
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
22.3
19.2 - 25.5
26.6
23.7 - 29.6
24.0
21.5 - 26.5
17.8
16.4 - 19.2
22.8
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
38.8
36.1 - 41.4
36.6
36.1 - 37.1
36.4
35.9 - 36.9
28.6
28.1 - 29.1
35.8
32.2
n/a
Male
36.3
34.7 - 37.9
35.6
35.0 - 36.1
35.5
35.0 - 36.1
28.2
27.7 - 28.7
35.2
27.9
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
28.6
26.6 - 30.6
29.2
28.1 - 30.3
29.4
28.4 - 30.4
23.3
22.5 - 24.0
29.0
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
31.2
29.0 - 33.4
30.2
28.9 - 31.5
29.0
27.7 - 30.4
23.4
21.9 - 24.8
29.4
25.3
23.5
Immigrant
Immigrants
39.7
36.8 - 42.5
39.4
38.4 - 40.4
40.4
39.4 - 41.5
30.4
29.3 - 31.5
39.0
32.3
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
35.8
33.8 - 37.8
35.7
34.3 - 37.1
36.1
34.8 - 37.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
37.8
35.2 - 40.4
37.5
36.6 - 38.4
37.7
36.8 - 38.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
40.8
38.3 - 43.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
33.3
31.3 - 35.4
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 feeling their teachers like them and care about them.

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 "really true for me" by the number of respondents who answered "really false for me, sort of false for me, sort of true for me or really true for me" to the question: We are interested in how you feel about yourself and how you think other people see you: b) My teachers like me and care about me.

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

Higher is better

NBHC code

SH_MEF02_1

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