Students in grades 6 to 12 who have a high or moderate level of mental fitness

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
Province
New Brunswick
82.7
81.7 - 83.8
81.2
80.9 - 81.6
75.1
74.8 - 75.5
77.8
77.6
79.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
84.4
82.1 - 86.7
82.8
82.3 - 83.3
76.9
76.3 - 77.5
78.2
77.7
80.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
81.5
80.0 - 82.9
79.4
78.7 - 80.1
72.3
71.6 - 73.1
75.2
75.1
77.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
80.7
78.7 - 82.7
79.5
78.8 - 80.2
72.6
71.8 - 73.3
76.4
75.9
76.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
85.2
84.1 - 86.3
82.0
80.8 - 83.2
85.1
86.9
84.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
82.0
79.1 - 84.9
80.0
78.2 - 81.8
76.4
74.4 - 78.4
77.9
77.3
79.9
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
82.2
83.1
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
76.9
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
84.0
82.1 - 85.9
80.1
78.4 - 81.7
75.3
73.5 - 77.1
80.4
81.3
79.7
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
82.8
77.7 - 87.9
80.4
78.7 - 82.1
76.5
74.5 - 78.5
76.8
75.1
77.5
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
82.4
78.4 - 86.3
79.6
77.2 - 81.9
76.8
74.1 - 79.4
79.1
77.3
81.4
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
87.5
84.4 - 90.7
89.6
87.5 - 91.6
82.5
79.7 - 85.3
83.7
80.1
86.6
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
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
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
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
86.7
85.2 - 88.2
83.5
81.8 - 85.1
86.7
87.3
86.0
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
76.7
78.3
Fredericton
83.3
81.4 - 85.2
81.4
80.4 - 82.3
74.7
73.6 - 75.8
78.6
78.6
80.5
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
79.4
78.4
88.7
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
82.1
81.6
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
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
86.6
83.7 - 89.4
87.5
84.5 - 90.5
88.3
90.7
88.5
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
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
81.2
79.1 - 83.4
80.1
78.7 - 81.5
75.3
73.7 - 76.9
76.9
77.1
76.2
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
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
76.4
72.5 - 80.3
79.2
76.1 - 82.3
73.3
69.7 - 76.8
72.8
77.6
76.7
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
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
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
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
73.8
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
86.9
85.8 - 88.1
83.5
82.2 - 84.7
86.5
88.4
86.2
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
82.7
81.5 - 84.0
81.4
80.7 - 82.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
88.5
87.4 - 89.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
74.5
73.1 - 75.9
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 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.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

SH_MEFHM_1

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