Table
Unit %
| Academic Year 2025-2026 | Academic Year 2024-2025 | Academic Year 2022-2023 | Academic Year 2021-2022 | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Academic Year 2015-2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Brunswick |
82.7
81.7 - 83.8
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81.2
80.9 - 81.6
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75.1
74.8 - 75.5
|
77.8
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77.6
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79.1
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| Health zones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area |
84.4
82.1 - 86.7
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82.8
82.3 - 83.3
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76.9
76.3 - 77.5
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78.2
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77.7
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80.8
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| Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area |
81.5
80.0 - 82.9
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79.4
78.7 - 80.1
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72.3
71.6 - 73.1
|
75.2
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75.1
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77.5
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| Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area |
80.7
78.7 - 82.7
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79.5
78.8 - 80.2
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72.6
71.8 - 73.3
|
76.4
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75.9
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76.4
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| Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area |
S
|
85.2
84.1 - 86.3
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82.0
80.8 - 83.2
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85.1
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86.9
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84.7
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| Zone 5 - Restigouche Area |
82.0
79.1 - 84.9
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80.0
78.2 - 81.8
|
76.4
74.4 - 78.4
|
77.9
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77.3
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79.9
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| Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area |
85.5
83.9 - 87.1
|
83.6
82.6 - 84.6
|
77.9
76.7 - 79.1
|
82.9
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82.2
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83.1
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| Zone 7 - Miramichi Area |
81.1
79.1 - 83.0
|
80.0
78.7 - 81.3
|
75.2
73.7 - 76.6
|
77.1
|
77.6
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76.9
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| Communities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area |
84.0
82.1 - 85.9
|
80.1
78.4 - 81.7
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75.3
73.5 - 77.1
|
80.4
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81.3
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79.7
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| Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area |
82.8
77.7 - 87.9
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80.4
78.7 - 82.1
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76.5
74.5 - 78.5
|
76.8
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75.1
|
77.5
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| Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area |
82.4
78.4 - 86.3
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79.6
77.2 - 81.9
|
76.8
74.1 - 79.4
|
79.1
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77.3
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81.4
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| Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area |
87.5
84.4 - 90.7
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89.6
87.5 - 91.6
|
82.5
79.7 - 85.3
|
83.7
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80.1
|
86.6
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| Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area |
81.4
77.6 - 85.2
|
80.7
77.9 - 83.4
|
76.0
72.8 - 79.2
|
76.1
|
77.3
|
78.5
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| Dieppe and Memramcook |
91.8
91.3 - 92.3
|
90.0
88.8 - 91.1
|
85.4
84.0 - 86.7
|
87.1
|
85.8
|
89.9
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| Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area |
74.9
73.9 - 75.9
|
74.0
69.8 - 78.2
|
70.1
65.6 - 74.6
|
77.0
|
77.4
|
73.9
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| Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area |
S
|
86.7
85.2 - 88.2
|
83.5
81.8 - 85.1
|
86.7
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87.3
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86.0
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| Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area |
82.7
79.3 - 86.1
|
82.7
81.2 - 84.2
|
74.1
72.3 - 75.9
|
77.3
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76.7
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78.3
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| Fredericton |
83.3
81.4 - 85.2
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81.4
80.4 - 82.3
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74.7
73.6 - 75.8
|
78.6
|
78.6
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80.5
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| Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area |
n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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79.4
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78.4
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88.7
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| Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area |
83.4
79.9 - 87.0
|
82.4
80.3 - 84.5
|
77.8
75.6 - 80.0
|
81.0
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82.1
|
81.6
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| Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area |
76.4
76.4 - 76.4
|
74.4
68.3 - 80.5
|
69.8
64.4 - 75.3
|
70.3
|
73.3
|
81.8
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| Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer |
S
|
86.6
83.7 - 89.4
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87.5
84.5 - 90.5
|
88.3
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90.7
|
88.5
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| Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area |
71.6
67.1 - 76.1
|
73.3
70.0 - 76.6
|
68.1
64.3 - 71.8
|
72.9
|
70.3
|
71.2
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| Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area |
81.2
79.1 - 83.4
|
80.1
78.7 - 81.5
|
75.3
73.7 - 76.9
|
76.9
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77.1
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76.2
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| Moncton |
84.3
81.1 - 87.6
|
83.7
82.9 - 84.4
|
77.2
76.2 - 78.1
|
77.8
|
78.6
|
80.9
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| Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area |
76.4
72.5 - 80.3
|
79.2
76.1 - 82.3
|
73.3
69.7 - 76.8
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72.8
|
77.6
|
76.7
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| Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area |
79.5
76.4 - 82.6
|
79.3
75.1 - 83.4
|
74.0
69.4 - 78.7
|
78.3
|
82.5
|
82.8
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| New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area |
82.0
78.4 - 85.7
|
79.9
75.8 - 84.0
|
73.6
69.6 - 77.5
|
77.0
|
74.6
|
70.8
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| Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area |
76.2
73.4 - 79.1
|
76.1
74.3 - 77.8
|
68.1
66.2 - 70.0
|
71.9
|
70.1
|
70.1
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| Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area |
71.3
64.2 - 78.3
|
69.7
66.3 - 73.2
|
64.6
61.0 - 68.2
|
70.3
|
69.8
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73.8
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| Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area |
82.7
80.1 - 85.2
|
81.5
80.3 - 82.7
|
74.8
73.4 - 76.1
|
76.8
|
78.2
|
78.9
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| Riverview and Coverdale |
81.0
79.3 - 82.6
|
80.2
78.6 - 81.9
|
71.0
69.0 - 73.0
|
74.8
|
72.3
|
77.6
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| Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area |
82.4
80.0 - 84.7
|
76.1
73.5 - 78.8
|
70.2
67.0 - 73.4
|
74.6
|
76.4
|
76.3
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| Saint John, Simonds and Musquash |
81.8
79.6 - 84.0
|
78.9
77.8 - 79.9
|
72.0
70.9 - 73.1
|
75.2
|
73.7
|
76.8
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| Salisbury and Petitcodiac |
76.8
76.7 - 76.9
|
73.4
70.6 - 76.2
|
69.6
67.0 - 72.2
|
70.7
|
66.8
|
70.4
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| Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé |
86.3
79.4 - 93.1
|
83.7
81.6 - 85.9
|
78.9
76.4 - 81.3
|
80.8
|
80.4
|
85.2
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| Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area |
86.3
82.9 - 89.6
|
84.1
81.6 - 86.5
|
77.7
74.6 - 80.8
|
84.8
|
84.0
|
83.2
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| St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area |
78.3
72.4 - 84.2
|
79.0
76.2 - 81.8
|
70.6
67.3 - 74.0
|
71.1
|
70.7
|
76.3
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| St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area |
80.4
78.1 - 82.8
|
77.7
75.4 - 80.1
|
69.8
67.2 - 72.3
|
72.8
|
76.6
|
75.5
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| Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area |
78.3
77.2 - 79.5
|
77.0
74.7 - 79.3
|
70.1
67.7 - 72.4
|
74.3
|
73.3
|
76.6
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| Tracadie and Saint-Isidore |
86.6
83.7 - 89.5
|
86.0
84.1 - 87.8
|
80.0
77.7 - 82.3
|
86.1
|
84.2
|
84.5
|
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| School districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anglophone East School District |
80.9
79.1 - 82.6
|
80.0
79.3 - 80.8
|
72.9
72.0 - 73.7
|
74.5
|
74.0
|
77.2
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| Anglophone North School District |
79.7
78.4 - 80.9
|
76.4
75.3 - 77.5
|
71.7
70.5 - 73.0
|
74.9
|
73.4
|
73.5
|
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| Anglophone South School District |
81.2
79.8 - 82.6
|
79.0
78.3 - 79.7
|
72.0
71.3 - 72.8
|
75.0
|
74.8
|
77.2
|
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| Anglophone West School District |
79.9
77.9 - 81.8
|
79.2
78.6 - 79.9
|
72.4
71.6 - 73.1
|
75.9
|
75.3
|
75.9
|
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| Anglophone sector |
80.5
79.6 - 81.4
|
79.0
78.7 - 79.4
|
72.3
71.9 - 72.7
|
75.2
|
74.6
|
76.3
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| District scolaire francophone Nord-Est |
85.8
84.3 - 87.2
|
85.2
84.3 - 86.1
|
79.9
78.8 - 81.0
|
83.5
|
83.7
|
85.1
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| District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest |
S
|
86.9
85.8 - 88.1
|
83.5
82.2 - 84.7
|
86.5
|
88.4
|
86.2
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| District scolaire francophone Sud |
90.2
89.1 - 91.3
|
88.2
87.6 - 88.9
|
83.1
82.2 - 84.0
|
83.9
|
84.4
|
87.2
|
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| Francophone sector |
88.5
87.1 - 89.8
|
87.1
86.6 - 87.6
|
82.2
81.6 - 82.8
|
84.3
|
84.9
|
86.3
|
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| Grades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grades 6 to 8 |
83.1
81.7 - 84.4
|
81.8
81.4 - 82.3
|
77.0
76.5 - 77.5
|
79.0
|
79.2
|
82.4
|
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| Grades 9 to 12 |
82.5
81.0 - 84.0
|
80.8
80.4 - 81.3
|
73.7
73.3 - 74.2
|
76.9
|
76.4
|
76.9
|
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| Gender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Female |
83.3
82.0 - 84.5
|
81.5
81.1 - 82.0
|
76.2
75.7 - 76.8
|
79.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
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| Male |
84.2
83.3 - 85.1
|
82.8
82.4 - 83.2
|
77.3
76.8 - 77.8
|
80.6
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
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| Non-binary |
56.5
52.7 - 60.3
|
54.5
51.2 - 57.9
|
49.2
47.4 - 51.1
|
50.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
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| Sex at birth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Female |
81.9
80.6 - 83.2
|
80.1
79.6 - 80.5
|
73.4
72.9 - 73.9
|
75.5
|
78.1
|
n/a
|
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| Male |
84.0
83.0 - 84.9
|
82.8
82.4 - 83.2
|
77.2
76.7 - 77.7
|
80.5
|
77.1
|
n/a
|
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| 2SLGBTQIA+ status | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2SLGBTQIA+ |
67.9
65.9 - 70.0
|
65.2
64.1 - 66.3
|
61.0
60.1 - 61.9
|
62.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
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| Indigenous identity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indigenous |
75.7
73.8 - 77.7
|
71.9
70.6 - 73.1
|
66.3
64.7 - 67.9
|
69.4
|
69.3
|
69.8
|
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| Immigrant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants |
85.2
84.0 - 86.3
|
83.8
83.1 - 84.6
|
78.6
77.6 - 79.6
|
80.0
|
80.0
|
n/a
|
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| Disability or special need | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability or special need |
71.5
69.8 - 73.2
|
68.7
67.4 - 70.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
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| Racialized groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racialized groups |
82.7
81.5 - 84.0
|
81.4
80.7 - 82.1
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
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| Socioeconomic status | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High socioeconomic status |
88.5
87.4 - 89.6
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
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| Low socioeconomic status |
74.5
73.1 - 75.9
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
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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 have a high or moderate level of mental fitness.
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 have a total mental fitness score higher than a specified cutoff by the number of respondents who described their feelings and ideas for at least 9 of the following 18 questionnaire items: I feel I do things well at school, my teachers like me and care about me, I feel free to express myself at home, I feel my teachers think I am good at things, I like to spend time with my parents, I feel free to express myself with my friends, I feel I do things well at home, my parents like me and care about me, I feel I have a choice about when and how to do my schoolwork, I feel my parents think that I am good at things, I like to be with my teachers, I feel I have a choice about which activities to do with my friends, I feel I do things well when I am with my friends, my friends like me and care about me, I feel free to express myself at school, I feel my friends think I am good at things, I like to spend time with my friends and I feel like I have a choice about when and how to do my household chores. The response options for these 18 items are: : really false for me, sort of false for me, sort of true for me and really true for 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.
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_MEFHM_1