Students in grades 6 to 12 who perceive their mental health as very good or excellent

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2025-2026 Academic Year 2024-2025 Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022
Province
New Brunswick
42.0
40.0 - 44.0
38.7
38.3 - 39.1
43.0
42.6 - 43.4
41.0
40.6 - 41.4
38.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
44.5
40.9 - 48.0
40.8
40.1 - 41.5
44.8
44.1 - 45.5
42.7
41.9 - 43.4
39.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
39.0
35.1 - 42.9
35.1
34.3 - 36.0
38.4
37.6 - 39.2
36.3
35.5 - 37.1
33.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
39.2
35.1 - 43.3
35.7
34.9 - 36.5
40.2
39.4 - 41.0
38.4
37.5 - 39.2
35.1
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
45.0
43.3 - 46.6
53.9
52.2 - 55.5
50.6
49.1 - 52.2
49.9
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
44.5
36.2 - 52.8
38.5
36.3 - 40.7
44.9
42.5 - 47.2
42.4
40.0 - 44.7
39.8
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
49.2
43.5 - 54.9
48.1
46.7 - 49.4
52.2
50.8 - 53.6
49.7
48.3 - 51.1
50.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
36.8
33.5 - 40.1
33.7
32.1 - 35.3
40.2
38.5 - 41.8
39.3
37.6 - 40.9
36.9
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
46.4
37.5 - 55.3
43.0
41.0 - 45.1
47.2
45.1 - 49.2
43.9
41.8 - 46.0
44.3
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
42.2
32.9 - 51.5
38.2
36.0 - 40.3
42.7
40.5 - 44.8
42.2
39.9 - 44.6
42.7
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
46.6
35.0 - 58.2
42.1
39.1 - 45.0
47.5
44.3 - 50.7
43.9
40.9 - 47.0
41.2
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
51.7
38.5 - 64.9
56.6
53.2 - 60.1
55.8
52.3 - 59.4
52.6
49.0 - 56.3
54.3
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
41.3
31.9 - 50.7
33.4
30.1 - 36.8
40.9
37.4 - 44.4
40.1
36.4 - 43.8
37.6
Dieppe and Memramcook
53.2
43.7 - 62.8
48.9
47.0 - 50.8
54.0
52.1 - 55.9
50.6
48.6 - 52.6
48.7
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
30.2
20.5 - 39.9
30.1
25.8 - 34.5
37.2
32.6 - 41.8
36.6
31.9 - 41.3
40.4
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
47.6
45.3 - 49.9
56.2
53.8 - 58.5
52.6
50.4 - 54.8
52.3
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
41.5
37.1 - 45.9
38.5
36.5 - 40.4
44.7
42.7 - 46.7
42.2
40.2 - 44.3
37.4
Fredericton
42.0
34.7 - 49.3
38.0
36.8 - 39.2
42.7
41.5 - 43.8
39.2
38.0 - 40.4
36.3
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
44.5
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
40.3
35.8 - 44.9
40.4
37.7 - 43.2
46.7
44.0 - 49.3
44.8
42.2 - 47.4
42.9
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
30.5
30.5 - 30.5
26.4
20.5 - 32.3
36.5
31.2 - 41.9
35.0
29.4 - 40.6
29.6
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
45.9
41.7 - 50.2
64.0
59.9 - 68.1
58.9
54.4 - 63.5
56.2
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
27.1
22.6 - 31.6
23.0
19.8 - 26.2
27.7
24.3 - 31.1
30.7
27.0 - 34.3
34.6
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
37.0
33.3 - 40.7
33.9
32.2 - 35.5
39.8
38.0 - 41.6
39.0
37.2 - 40.7
36.6
Moncton
45.4
40.2 - 50.6
42.3
41.3 - 43.3
44.9
43.9 - 45.9
42.6
41.6 - 43.7
38.5
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
33.4
24.7 - 42.2
33.3
29.6 - 37.0
36.2
32.4 - 40.0
35.0
31.3 - 38.8
23.8
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
34.5
32.5 - 36.5
31.9
27.1 - 36.7
43.3
38.2 - 48.3
41.5
36.3 - 46.8
39.5
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
49.2
43.1 - 55.3
43.7
38.8 - 48.5
44.4
40.1 - 48.7
43.5
39.0 - 48.0
36.2
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
34.2
26.3 - 42.1
31.3
29.3 - 33.3
34.9
33.0 - 36.9
36.4
34.4 - 38.4
32.5
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
29.0
24.0 - 34.0
29.7
26.2 - 33.1
27.8
24.4 - 31.1
31.0
27.5 - 34.4
30.1
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
40.0
32.8 - 47.2
36.2
34.7 - 37.7
39.6
38.2 - 41.1
38.4
36.9 - 39.8
35.9
Riverview and Coverdale
39.4
30.3 - 48.6
37.9
35.9 - 40.0
39.6
37.3 - 41.8
36.6
34.5 - 38.7
31.0
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
33.7
19.5 - 48.0
26.7
24.0 - 29.5
36.6
33.5 - 39.7
36.6
33.2 - 40.0
33.6
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
38.7
32.2 - 45.1
35.5
34.2 - 36.8
37.4
36.2 - 38.6
35.8
34.6 - 37.0
31.6
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
36.0
32.8 - 39.2
33.0
30.0 - 36.0
40.7
37.8 - 43.6
37.3
34.6 - 40.1
34.7
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
46.5
37.1 - 55.9
41.5
38.6 - 44.4
47.1
44.4 - 49.8
45.9
42.9 - 48.8
43.4
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
50.6
36.8 - 64.4
50.5
47.1 - 53.9
59.8
56.4 - 63.3
56.3
52.7 - 59.9
54.7
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
36.2
29.4 - 43.0
34.4
31.1 - 37.7
37.6
34.3 - 40.9
37.4
33.9 - 40.9
35.1
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
34.5
30.4 - 38.5
30.1
27.4 - 32.8
39.1
36.3 - 41.8
31.5
28.9 - 34.0
31.9
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
41.5
32.2 - 50.9
34.9
32.1 - 37.6
38.0
35.3 - 40.7
35.0
32.6 - 37.4
32.1
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
51.8
41.8 - 61.8
50.4
47.7 - 53.1
54.3
51.6 - 57.0
54.0
51.2 - 56.9
55.6
School districts
Anglophone East School District
39.4
36.7 - 42.1
36.7
35.8 - 37.6
40.3
39.4 - 41.2
38.5
37.6 - 39.4
34.1
Anglophone North School District
35.8
33.2 - 38.4
30.8
29.6 - 32.1
35.8
34.5 - 37.2
35.2
33.9 - 36.5
33.7
Anglophone South School District
38.5
34.7 - 42.3
34.5
33.6 - 35.3
37.8
36.9 - 38.6
35.7
34.9 - 36.5
33.1
Anglophone West School District
37.9
34.0 - 41.8
35.1
34.3 - 35.9
39.1
38.3 - 40.0
37.7
36.9 - 38.5
33.9
Anglophone sector
38.2
36.3 - 40.1
34.8
34.3 - 35.3
38.6
38.2 - 39.1
37.0
36.5 - 37.4
33.7
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
50.8
45.5 - 56.1
50.1
48.8 - 51.5
54.9
53.6 - 56.3
51.9
50.5 - 53.3
51.7
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
47.5
45.7 - 49.3
57.1
55.4 - 58.9
53.4
51.7 - 55.1
52.1
District scolaire francophone Sud
52.9
48.6 - 57.1
48.7
47.6 - 49.8
52.9
51.9 - 53.9
50.1
49.0 - 51.3
47.4
Francophone sector
51.6
48.3 - 54.9
48.9
48.2 - 49.7
54.2
53.5 - 55.0
51.3
50.5 - 52.1
49.6
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
50.7
48.7 - 52.7
47.5
47.0 - 48.1
53.2
52.6 - 53.8
51.4
50.8 - 52.0
48.9
Grades 9 to 12
35.9
33.9 - 37.9
32.1
31.6 - 32.7
35.7
35.2 - 36.2
33.5
33.0 - 34.0
30.4
Gender
Female
34.9
32.5 - 37.4
32.3
31.8 - 32.9
33.7
33.2 - 34.2
31.4
30.8 - 31.9
29.2
Male
51.1
49.3 - 52.9
47.2
46.6 - 47.7
54.4
53.9 - 55.0
53.5
52.9 - 54.1
50.8
Non-binary
16.5
13.6 - 19.4
10.6
8.6 - 12.7
12.3
10.3 - 14.2
10.6
9.4 - 11.7
7.4
Sex at birth
Female
33.5
31.1 - 35.9
30.9
30.4 - 31.4
32.0
31.5 - 32.6
29.0
28.5 - 29.5
26.7
Male
51.2
49.5 - 53.0
47.2
46.6 - 47.8
54.7
54.2 - 55.3
53.4
52.9 - 54.0
50.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
13.9
12.7 - 15.2
12.2
11.4 - 13.0
14.0
13.3 - 14.8
17.5
16.8 - 18.1
14.8
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
32.5
30.2 - 34.9
28.1
26.7 - 29.4
32.9
31.5 - 34.2
32.6
31.0 - 34.2
32.3
Immigrant
Immigrants
50.1
47.7 - 52.5
45.6
44.6 - 46.7
51.9
50.8 - 53.0
49.6
48.4 - 50.8
44.3
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
27.3
25.0 - 29.5
24.6
23.4 - 25.9
30.0
28.7 - 31.4
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
47.8
45.6 - 50.1
43.5
42.6 - 44.5
49.6
48.6 - 50.6
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
53.6
51.1 - 56.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
31.2
29.3 - 33.1
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 perceive their mental health as very good or excellent.

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 "very good or excellent" by the number of respondents who answered "poor, fair, good, very good or excellent" to the question: In general, would you say your mental health is?

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_MHI03_1

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