Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported feeling free to express themselves with their friends

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
54.8
53.6 - 55.9
54.3
53.9 - 54.7
54.3
54.0 - 54.7
49.8
49.4 - 50.2
53.9
52.3
54.4
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
56.4
53.6 - 59.1
56.2
55.5 - 56.9
56.0
55.3 - 56.7
50.9
50.2 - 51.7
53.3
53.1
55.7
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
54.3
52.8 - 55.8
51.4
50.5 - 52.3
52.1
51.3 - 52.9
47.5
46.7 - 48.4
52.0
51.2
52.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
53.2
51.5 - 54.8
54.2
53.4 - 55.1
54.4
53.6 - 55.2
49.4
48.5 - 50.2
53.8
50.6
51.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
54.9
53.2 - 56.5
55.6
54.0 - 57.2
53.3
51.7 - 54.9
58.4
58.1
61.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
50.6
49.0 - 52.2
51.5
49.3 - 53.8
52.2
49.8 - 54.5
49.7
47.3 - 52.1
55.3
49.2
53.9
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
57.1
55.4 - 58.8
57.1
55.7 - 58.4
56.2
54.9 - 57.5
53.1
51.6 - 54.5
58.0
56.0
60.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
54.6
51.8 - 57.4
52.5
50.8 - 54.1
51.1
49.4 - 52.7
47.3
45.6 - 49.0
53.3
50.0
51.6
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
56.5
53.8 - 59.2
56.2
54.2 - 58.2
55.3
53.3 - 57.3
52.7
50.6 - 54.8
56.1
55.7
56.2
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
52.8
50.4 - 55.3
55.3
53.1 - 57.5
54.9
52.8 - 57.0
51.3
48.9 - 53.7
51.9
51.5
54.3
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
51.3
49.6 - 53.0
53.3
50.4 - 56.2
54.4
51.3 - 57.6
50.0
46.9 - 53.1
54.1
52.2
58.4
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
60.0
56.4 - 63.7
60.1
56.8 - 63.5
58.0
54.6 - 61.5
52.2
48.6 - 55.9
59.3
49.6
63.9
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
49.5
47.4 - 51.6
48.9
45.4 - 52.4
49.0
45.6 - 52.5
49.3
45.5 - 53.1
57.2
44.9
49.5
Dieppe and Memramcook
66.5
63.6 - 69.4
64.8
63.0 - 66.6
62.5
60.6 - 64.3
60.9
59.0 - 62.8
62.1
65.9
66.5
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
49.0
48.8 - 49.2
48.5
43.7 - 53.3
52.9
48.1 - 57.6
46.6
41.6 - 51.5
52.2
50.6
51.6
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
58.1
55.9 - 60.4
58.7
56.5 - 61.0
56.4
54.2 - 58.6
59.4
59.6
64.1
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
51.1
48.1 - 54.1
55.6
53.7 - 57.6
55.4
53.5 - 57.4
50.8
48.8 - 52.9
54.4
47.6
51.4
Fredericton
55.3
52.7 - 58.0
56.1
54.9 - 57.3
56.4
55.3 - 57.5
51.8
50.6 - 53.1
56.1
53.5
54.4
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
55.1
48.5
53.2
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
50.5
48.4 - 52.7
49.6
46.9 - 52.4
50.3
47.7 - 53.0
47.8
45.1 - 50.4
53.8
50.0
55.2
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
50.2
50.2 - 50.2
48.0
41.1 - 54.9
52.1
46.6 - 57.5
40.4
34.6 - 46.2
48.1
44.5
43.0
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
55.2
51.0 - 59.5
57.1
52.9 - 61.2
55.7
51.1 - 60.3
65.2
60.7
69.8
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
43.2
41.8 - 44.6
44.3
40.5 - 48.0
45.5
41.7 - 49.2
40.4
36.5 - 44.4
43.8
45.1
47.5
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
55.3
52.4 - 58.1
53.2
51.5 - 54.9
51.1
49.3 - 52.9
47.3
45.5 - 49.1
52.8
50.3
50.7
Moncton
55.1
51.7 - 58.5
55.8
54.8 - 56.8
55.7
54.7 - 56.7
50.1
49.0 - 51.2
53.2
52.7
55.9
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
52.6
47.5 - 57.6
54.3
50.5 - 58.1
53.4
49.5 - 57.2
48.4
44.4 - 52.4
51.1
46.6
49.6
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
48.3
41.5 - 55.1
45.3
40.2 - 50.4
50.5
45.5 - 55.5
47.2
41.9 - 52.6
58.1
47.6
60.2
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
53.3
52.5 - 54.2
53.9
49.1 - 58.8
54.0
49.8 - 58.3
48.5
43.9 - 53.0
56.7
47.2
42.2
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
52.0
50.9 - 53.2
52.8
50.7 - 54.9
52.6
50.6 - 54.6
47.0
44.9 - 49.1
50.3
50.2
49.8
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
49.4
45.7 - 53.2
48.0
44.2 - 51.8
44.0
40.3 - 47.7
39.1
35.4 - 42.8
49.6
44.4
49.4
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
55.8
54.4 - 57.2
52.1
50.5 - 53.6
54.5
53.0 - 56.0
48.1
46.6 - 49.7
53.3
53.0
52.2
Riverview and Coverdale
54.7
52.9 - 56.6
55.6
53.5 - 57.7
53.2
51.1 - 55.4
47.7
45.5 - 49.9
51.7
47.4
52.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
54.1
47.8 - 60.4
46.6
43.5 - 49.7
51.0
47.8 - 54.2
43.9
40.5 - 47.4
45.8
47.2
48.7
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
55.4
53.2 - 57.5
50.9
49.6 - 52.2
51.7
50.6 - 52.9
48.3
47.1 - 49.6
52.4
51.1
52.7
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
50.3
49.4 - 51.2
51.4
48.3 - 54.5
52.3
49.4 - 55.2
43.5
40.7 - 46.3
46.9
43.3
43.4
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
60.6
55.7 - 65.4
56.3
53.5 - 59.2
59.0
56.4 - 61.6
52.3
49.3 - 55.3
53.1
56.6
61.0
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
56.9
54.7 - 59.1
56.0
52.6 - 59.4
53.5
50.0 - 56.9
53.9
50.3 - 57.6
59.7
61.5
63.9
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
47.4
45.7 - 49.1
54.1
50.7 - 57.5
49.9
46.6 - 53.2
43.6
40.0 - 47.3
51.8
50.2
53.7
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
52.3
47.5 - 57.1
50.6
47.8 - 53.4
50.1
47.4 - 52.9
46.1
43.3 - 48.9
46.9
51.2
51.7
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
50.6
46.1 - 55.1
50.6
47.9 - 53.4
49.9
47.2 - 52.6
44.5
42.0 - 47.1
50.0
48.5
48.8
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
56.6
54.6 - 58.5
57.4
54.8 - 60.1
58.6
55.9 - 61.2
53.7
50.8 - 56.5
59.7
57.5
61.6
School districts
Anglophone East School District
52.5
51.2 - 53.7
52.6
51.7 - 53.5
52.4
51.5 - 53.3
46.5
45.5 - 47.4
49.8
47.4
50.5
Anglophone North School District
52.8
50.9 - 54.7
50.6
49.3 - 51.9
50.7
49.3 - 52.1
45.8
44.4 - 47.2
51.7
46.8
48.3
Anglophone South School District
53.9
52.5 - 55.3
51.1
50.2 - 52.0
52.0
51.2 - 52.9
47.4
46.6 - 48.2
51.9
50.9
51.7
Anglophone West School District
52.2
50.9 - 53.5
53.8
53.0 - 54.6
53.3
52.5 - 54.1
49.0
48.1 - 49.8
53.0
49.6
50.9
Anglophone sector
52.9
52.2 - 53.6
52.3
51.8 - 52.8
52.4
51.9 - 52.8
47.5
47.0 - 48.0
51.8
49.2
50.8
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
56.2
54.3 - 58.0
57.2
55.9 - 58.4
56.2
54.9 - 57.5
54.0
52.6 - 55.4
58.9
56.5
62.6
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
56.6
54.8 - 58.3
57.3
55.6 - 59.0
55.2
53.5 - 56.9
60.2
59.7
63.5
District scolaire francophone Sud
63.3
61.2 - 65.4
62.3
61.3 - 63.3
61.9
61.0 - 62.9
57.0
55.9 - 58.1
58.8
62.4
64.4
Francophone sector
59.7
57.1 - 62.3
59.7
59.0 - 60.4
59.4
58.7 - 60.1
55.8
55.0 - 56.5
59.1
59.9
63.6
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
55.1
53.9 - 56.4
54.2
53.7 - 54.8
53.6
53.0 - 54.2
50.2
49.6 - 50.8
53.0
51.9
55.6
Grades 9 to 12
54.5
52.9 - 56.2
54.4
53.9 - 54.9
54.9
54.3 - 55.4
49.6
49.0 - 50.1
54.5
52.6
53.6
Gender
Female
56.5
55.2 - 57.7
56.0
55.4 - 56.6
55.5
55.0 - 56.1
52.1
51.5 - 52.7
54.4
n/a
n/a
Male
53.8
52.6 - 55.0
53.5
52.9 - 54.0
54.0
53.4 - 54.6
48.5
47.9 - 49.1
54.0
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
49.8
46.3 - 53.4
47.9
44.6 - 51.3
50.6
47.6 - 53.5
45.3
43.4 - 47.2
51.3
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
56.1
54.9 - 57.3
55.7
55.1 - 56.2
55.0
54.5 - 55.6
51.4
50.8 - 51.9
53.9
56.1
n/a
Male
53.5
52.3 - 54.7
53.1
52.6 - 53.7
53.8
53.2 - 54.3
48.3
47.7 - 48.9
53.8
48.5
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
53.2
51.4 - 55.0
51.1
49.9 - 52.3
51.8
50.7 - 52.9
47.6
46.7 - 48.5
51.4
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
50.9
48.8 - 53.1
50.1
48.7 - 51.5
51.7
50.3 - 53.2
47.8
46.1 - 49.5
50.1
45.3
49.8
Immigrant
Immigrants
53.9
52.1 - 55.6
53.4
52.4 - 54.4
52.6
51.6 - 53.7
47.3
46.1 - 48.5
50.6
50.0
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
49.2
47.5 - 50.9
47.4
46.0 - 48.8
49.4
48.0 - 50.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
53.0
51.1 - 54.9
52.5
51.6 - 53.4
51.7
50.7 - 52.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
61.0
59.1 - 62.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
48.9
47.6 - 50.2
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 free to express themselves with their friends.

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: f) I feel free to express myself with my friends.

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_MEF06_1

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