Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported feeling their parents or guardians think that they are good at things

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
61.6
60.3 - 62.9
60.3
60.0 - 60.7
59.0
58.7 - 59.4
54.8
54.4 - 55.2
57.5
56.4
58.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
61.2
58.9 - 63.6
59.6
58.9 - 60.3
58.2
57.5 - 58.9
54.2
53.5 - 55.0
55.7
55.7
59.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
62.1
59.3 - 64.9
60.6
59.7 - 61.4
58.2
57.4 - 59.0
53.4
52.5 - 54.2
56.6
55.9
58.7
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
61.1
58.1 - 64.2
60.6
59.8 - 61.4
59.0
58.2 - 59.8
55.4
54.6 - 56.3
58.0
55.6
57.3
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
61.4
59.8 - 62.9
61.7
60.1 - 63.3
57.4
55.9 - 59.0
61.7
60.8
59.9
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
61.2
56.3 - 66.1
57.8
55.6 - 60.0
57.1
54.8 - 59.4
53.9
51.5 - 56.3
57.7
54.9
56.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
64.2
61.5 - 66.9
63.3
62.0 - 64.6
63.3
62.0 - 64.6
57.8
56.4 - 59.2
61.4
59.5
59.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
60.5
58.0 - 63.0
58.5
56.9 - 60.2
60.0
58.4 - 61.7
55.0
53.3 - 56.7
57.9
56.4
53.6
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
62.4
58.3 - 66.4
61.6
59.7 - 63.6
61.3
59.4 - 63.3
56.2
54.1 - 58.3
59.4
58.2
63.6
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
55.1
49.1 - 61.1
54.3
52.1 - 56.5
55.5
53.4 - 57.6
51.9
49.5 - 54.3
53.1
50.9
54.0
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
62.7
56.3 - 69.2
58.4
55.5 - 61.3
59.5
56.4 - 62.6
57.3
54.3 - 60.4
57.5
57.4
59.5
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
62.9
57.0 - 68.7
61.5
58.2 - 64.8
64.8
61.4 - 68.1
57.3
53.7 - 60.9
63.4
57.8
62.5
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
59.0
52.0 - 66.0
56.9
53.5 - 60.4
53.8
50.4 - 57.3
49.1
45.4 - 52.9
57.9
51.3
53.3
Dieppe and Memramcook
66.5
62.1 - 71.0
65.3
63.5 - 67.0
63.4
61.6 - 65.3
59.0
57.1 - 61.0
61.0
62.5
64.1
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
56.6
53.0 - 60.2
56.7
51.9 - 61.5
59.1
54.4 - 63.7
53.9
48.9 - 58.9
60.8
59.0
57.9
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
64.0
61.8 - 66.2
64.5
62.3 - 66.7
59.2
57.0 - 61.4
64.1
61.2
61.0
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
61.6
57.2 - 66.0
63.5
61.6 - 65.4
59.3
57.3 - 61.3
55.8
53.7 - 57.8
55.8
56.5
58.8
Fredericton
63.0
58.1 - 67.9
61.7
60.5 - 62.9
61.2
60.1 - 62.4
58.0
56.8 - 59.3
60.6
56.6
60.8
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
63.2
64.3
72.2
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
59.6
56.4 - 62.8
57.6
54.9 - 60.3
57.2
54.6 - 59.9
53.3
50.7 - 56.0
56.7
56.3
57.3
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
54.2
54.2 - 54.2
62.9
56.0 - 69.7
50.9
45.5 - 56.4
46.9
41.0 - 52.9
51.9
48.8
56.6
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
60.7
56.5 - 64.9
62.1
58.0 - 66.2
61.2
56.7 - 65.7
63.2
63.6
63.1
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
53.9
47.6 - 60.2
54.1
50.3 - 57.8
50.3
46.6 - 54.1
44.7
40.7 - 48.7
52.1
51.9
54.4
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
61.3
58.5 - 64.0
58.9
57.2 - 60.6
60.5
58.8 - 62.3
55.1
53.3 - 57.0
58.4
56.2
54.1
Moncton
61.6
58.0 - 65.2
60.4
59.4 - 61.3
58.8
57.8 - 59.8
55.2
54.1 - 56.3
55.6
56.3
60.5
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
60.6
56.8 - 64.3
61.2
57.5 - 64.9
58.5
54.6 - 62.3
56.4
52.5 - 60.4
56.3
61.3
54.6
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
53.3
45.5 - 61.0
54.6
49.4 - 59.7
55.6
50.6 - 60.6
53.9
48.5 - 59.3
53.4
58.5
49.7
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
69.8
65.4 - 74.2
66.8
62.1 - 71.4
66.7
62.6 - 70.8
61.3
56.8 - 65.7
63.4
62.9
47.4
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
57.4
49.9 - 65.0
57.9
55.9 - 60.0
54.0
52.0 - 56.0
51.2
49.1 - 53.3
54.8
50.7
53.2
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
52.6
48.7 - 56.6
52.2
48.4 - 56.0
50.8
47.0 - 54.5
47.8
44.0 - 51.6
49.3
50.8
53.6
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
66.4
61.8 - 71.0
64.5
63.0 - 66.0
62.7
61.2 - 64.1
57.6
56.1 - 59.1
60.6
58.9
62.3
Riverview and Coverdale
62.5
56.0 - 69.1
58.2
56.1 - 60.3
56.9
54.7 - 59.0
51.4
49.2 - 53.7
55.1
54.6
56.1
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
58.9
47.2 - 70.7
56.9
53.8 - 60.0
54.0
50.8 - 57.2
51.3
47.8 - 54.8
55.0
57.5
58.2
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
59.7
55.9 - 63.5
58.7
57.4 - 59.9
56.0
54.8 - 57.2
51.7
50.4 - 52.9
54.5
53.3
56.1
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
59.2
58.1 - 60.3
54.1
51.0 - 57.2
53.8
50.9 - 56.7
50.2
47.3 - 53.0
52.3
48.1
52.4
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
58.1
53.0 - 63.1
58.3
55.5 - 61.1
57.7
55.1 - 60.3
52.0
49.0 - 55.0
55.4
54.9
60.6
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
65.0
59.6 - 70.4
65.7
62.5 - 68.9
63.1
59.7 - 66.4
60.3
56.7 - 63.8
63.0
65.6
57.0
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
61.5
60.3 - 62.7
60.4
57.0 - 63.7
55.3
52.0 - 58.6
50.7
47.0 - 54.4
52.3
51.6
56.5
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
64.6
61.6 - 67.7
58.3
55.5 - 61.1
58.6
55.8 - 61.3
53.0
50.2 - 55.8
56.5
57.4
58.2
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
58.8
51.7 - 65.8
60.3
57.5 - 63.0
57.0
54.3 - 59.7
50.2
47.7 - 52.8
56.9
57.1
59.2
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
68.0
65.0 - 71.0
66.2
63.6 - 68.7
66.1
63.6 - 68.7
59.3
56.4 - 62.1
63.0
60.1
55.9
School districts
Anglophone East School District
59.9
57.0 - 62.8
58.5
57.6 - 59.4
56.2
55.4 - 57.1
52.4
51.5 - 53.4
54.5
53.9
57.9
Anglophone North School District
59.2
55.5 - 62.8
56.6
55.3 - 57.9
56.6
55.3 - 58.0
52.9
51.5 - 54.3
54.9
52.7
54.9
Anglophone South School District
62.1
59.2 - 65.0
60.8
59.9 - 61.6
58.0
57.2 - 58.8
53.2
52.4 - 54.0
56.7
55.4
58.5
Anglophone West School District
60.7
57.5 - 63.9
60.4
59.6 - 61.2
58.2
57.4 - 59.0
55.1
54.3 - 56.0
57.8
55.8
57.2
Anglophone sector
60.8
59.2 - 62.4
59.6
59.1 - 60.0
57.5
57.0 - 58.0
53.6
53.1 - 54.1
56.3
54.9
57.5
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
63.6
61.1 - 66.1
62.9
61.7 - 64.2
63.1
61.8 - 64.3
58.1
56.8 - 59.5
61.9
60.6
58.6
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
62.3
60.6 - 64.0
63.9
62.2 - 65.6
58.6
56.9 - 60.3
63.0
62.0
60.5
District scolaire francophone Sud
64.1
61.9 - 66.3
62.1
61.1 - 63.1
62.7
61.7 - 63.6
57.5
56.4 - 58.6
58.4
59.0
61.3
Francophone sector
63.9
62.2 - 65.6
62.4
61.7 - 63.1
63.0
62.3 - 63.7
57.9
57.1 - 58.7
60.3
60.1
60.2
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
67.7
66.6 - 68.7
66.1
65.6 - 66.7
64.3
63.7 - 64.8
60.8
60.2 - 61.4
62.1
63.0
67.1
Grades 9 to 12
57.5
56.2 - 58.8
56.2
55.7 - 56.7
55.4
54.8 - 55.9
50.6
50.0 - 51.1
54.1
51.7
52.3
Gender
Female
61.3
59.8 - 62.8
59.7
59.1 - 60.3
58.2
57.7 - 58.8
55.3
54.7 - 55.9
57.5
n/a
n/a
Male
63.8
62.3 - 65.3
62.8
62.2 - 63.3
61.9
61.3 - 62.4
56.9
56.4 - 57.5
61.1
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
38.1
34.4 - 41.8
34.8
31.6 - 38.0
36.6
33.7 - 39.4
32.7
30.9 - 34.4
31.0
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
60.0
58.5 - 61.5
58.1
57.6 - 58.7
56.5
56.0 - 57.0
52.9
52.3 - 53.5
54.4
57.2
n/a
Male
63.7
62.2 - 65.2
62.8
62.2 - 63.3
62.0
61.5 - 62.5
57.0
56.4 - 57.6
61.1
55.5
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
43.6
41.7 - 45.4
42.5
41.4 - 43.7
41.7
40.6 - 42.8
41.7
40.8 - 42.6
41.7
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
54.1
52.2 - 56.1
52.2
50.8 - 53.6
49.2
47.8 - 50.7
47.9
46.2 - 49.6
49.4
50.1
49.3
Immigrant
Immigrants
60.4
58.7 - 62.0
58.7
57.7 - 59.7
58.1
57.0 - 59.1
53.5
52.3 - 54.7
55.3
52.4
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
52.0
49.9 - 54.1
51.1
49.7 - 52.6
51.1
49.7 - 52.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
58.7
57.1 - 60.3
56.7
55.7 - 57.6
56.8
55.9 - 57.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
69.7
68.2 - 71.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
52.3
50.6 - 54.0
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 parents or guardians think that they are good at things.

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: j) I feel my parents think that I am good at things.

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_MEF10_1

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