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Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported usually getting to and from school both actively (for example, walk, bike, skateboard) and inactively (for example, car, bus, public transit)

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Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2025-2026 Academic Year 2024-2025 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2018-2019 Academic Year 2015-2016
Province
New Brunswick
13.2
12.3 - 14.2
12.9
12.6 - 13.1
13.5
13.2 - 13.7
15.1
15.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
14.5
12.3 - 16.7
13.8
13.3 - 14.2
13.8
13.3 - 14.3
16.5
17.1
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
14.8
13.0 - 16.6
14.1
13.5 - 14.7
15.2
14.7 - 15.8
17.1
17.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
11.6
10.4 - 12.8
12.0
11.4 - 12.5
13.4
12.8 - 13.9
13.8
14.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
12.1
11.0 - 13.1
11.0
10.0 - 12.0
12.3
12.4
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
11.7
6.5 - 16.9
11.9
10.4 - 13.4
13.5
11.9 - 15.1
13.4
13.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
11.5
9.3 - 13.8
10.4
9.6 - 11.2
10.8
9.9 - 11.6
13.6
14.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
11.0
9.3 - 12.7
11.4
10.4 - 12.5
10.5
9.5 - 11.6
11.4
12.5
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
10.6
7.3 - 13.8
8.8
7.7 - 10.0
10.2
9.0 - 11.5
11.3
14.3
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
8.3
6.9 - 9.8
8.0
6.8 - 9.2
7.2
6.0 - 8.3
10.5
9.4
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
13.7
6.0 - 21.4
13.6
11.6 - 15.7
16.1
13.9 - 18.3
15.7
18.1
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
12.7
5.9 - 19.6
13.4
11.0 - 15.7
12.1
9.8 - 14.3
15.2
12.3
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
8.7
6.6 - 10.8
9.4
7.3 - 11.4
9.8
7.7 - 12.0
10.1
8.9
Dieppe and Memramcook
13.1
7.2 - 19.1
11.4
10.2 - 12.5
10.7
9.5 - 11.9
15.3
11.0
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
9.1
5.9 - 12.3
7.0
4.6 - 9.4
7.6
5.0 - 10.1
9.3
5.3
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
12.2
10.7 - 13.6
9.9
8.6 - 11.2
9.6
9.4
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
12.1
7.6 - 16.6
12.4
11.1 - 13.7
14.4
13.0 - 15.8
13.7
15.4
Fredericton
12.3
10.6 - 14.0
12.6
11.8 - 13.5
14.1
13.3 - 15.0
14.9
15.5
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
34.0
31.4
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
10.7
9.1 - 12.3
11.0
9.2 - 12.7
12.1
10.4 - 13.8
13.2
16.4
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
12.6
12.6 - 12.6
8.9
5.0 - 12.8
12.5
8.7 - 16.4
12.9
18.2
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
14.6
11.6 - 17.6
12.8
9.8 - 15.9
22.8
14.2
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
12.8
7.3 - 18.2
10.9
8.5 - 13.3
13.2
10.5 - 15.9
19.8
12.0
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
11.2
9.6 - 12.9
11.1
10.0 - 12.2
11.0
9.8 - 12.1
11.6
11.9
Moncton
15.0
12.2 - 17.8
13.8
13.1 - 14.6
14.2
13.4 - 14.9
16.3
17.3
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
11.9
6.6 - 17.3
11.4
9.0 - 13.8
13.5
10.8 - 16.2
12.0
16.7
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
8.4
7.0 - 9.7
14.9
11.2 - 18.6
7.0
4.2 - 9.7
9.6
17.7
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
6.1
2.8 - 9.5
11.2
7.8 - 14.6
7.0
4.8 - 9.3
6.9
7.9
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
10.8
9.4 - 12.2
13.2
11.7 - 14.6
13.5
12.2 - 14.9
12.0
13.8
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
7.7
4.0 - 11.4
5.9
4.1 - 7.6
9.7
7.5 - 11.9
9.5
11.7
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
16.1
11.8 - 20.5
15.4
14.2 - 16.5
17.8
16.6 - 18.9
16.9
20.7
Riverview and Coverdale
21.7
16.3 - 27.1
21.9
20.2 - 23.7
23.5
21.6 - 25.4
26.5
29.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
16.7
14.4 - 19.1
18.8
16.4 - 21.3
21.0
18.1 - 23.8
19.3
19.6
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
14.4
11.8 - 16.9
14.3
13.3 - 15.2
14.7
13.9 - 15.6
17.6
17.3
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
13.0
9.7 - 16.4
13.0
10.8 - 15.2
13.2
11.3 - 15.1
14.2
14.6
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
10.9
7.8 - 14.0
12.0
10.1 - 13.8
9.8
7.9 - 11.6
12.8
17.5
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
14.0
9.3 - 18.7
12.3
10.1 - 14.6
10.5
8.3 - 12.7
14.6
13.9
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
11.0
10.0 - 12.1
8.1
6.2 - 9.9
9.1
7.1 - 11.2
12.1
11.4
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
17.9
14.2 - 21.6
15.7
13.6 - 17.9
15.4
13.4 - 17.4
18.6
18.1
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
12.5
11.3 - 13.8
11.9
10.1 - 13.8
13.5
11.7 - 15.2
13.4
11.3
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
11.1
7.3 - 14.9
10.1
8.4 - 11.7
11.1
9.4 - 12.9
16.4
15.7
School districts
Anglophone East School District
16.6
13.9 - 19.3
16.0
15.3 - 16.7
17.1
16.4 - 17.8
19.2
20.8
Anglophone North School District
11.9
10.1 - 13.7
10.8
10.0 - 11.7
11.9
11.0 - 12.8
11.6
11.8
Anglophone South School District
14.9
13.1 - 16.8
14.3
13.7 - 15.0
15.5
14.9 - 16.1
17.3
17.7
Anglophone West School District
11.8
10.5 - 13.0
11.9
11.3 - 12.4
13.4
12.8 - 13.9
13.7
14.4
Anglophone sector
14.0
12.9 - 15.1
13.5
13.2 - 13.9
14.8
14.5 - 15.1
15.9
16.6
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
10.5
8.5 - 12.5
10.4
9.6 - 11.2
10.0
9.2 - 10.8
13.4
14.3
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
12.2
11.0 - 13.3
10.7
9.7 - 11.8
12.9
12.0
District scolaire francophone Sud
11.4
9.3 - 13.4
11.1
10.4 - 11.8
9.9
9.3 - 10.6
12.8
12.2
Francophone sector
11.2
9.9 - 12.5
11.1
10.6 - 11.6
10.1
9.6 - 10.6
13.0
12.9
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
15.1
13.9 - 16.3
14.3
13.9 - 14.7
15.2
14.8 - 15.7
18.5
18.6
Grades 9 to 12
11.9
10.6 - 13.1
11.8
11.5 - 12.2
12.2
11.9 - 12.6
12.7
13.5
Gender
Female
12.0
10.9 - 13.1
11.7
11.4 - 12.1
11.9
11.5 - 12.3
n/a
n/a
Male
14.1
13.2 - 15.1
13.8
13.4 - 14.2
14.3
13.9 - 14.7
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
17.9
14.5 - 21.3
15.7
13.2 - 18.1
18.9
17.4 - 20.4
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
12.2
11.1 - 13.4
11.9
11.6 - 12.3
12.6
12.2 - 12.9
14.4
n/a
Male
14.1
13.2 - 15.1
13.7
13.3 - 14.1
14.3
13.9 - 14.7
15.7
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
15.3
13.8 - 16.8
14.8
13.9 - 15.7
16.7
16.0 - 17.3
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
13.2
11.8 - 14.6
13.5
12.5 - 14.5
13.9
12.8 - 15.1
14.1
14.7
Immigrant
Immigrants
17.5
16.1 - 18.9
15.6
14.9 - 16.4
16.8
15.9 - 17.6
17.3
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
15.1
13.4 - 16.8
14.9
13.8 - 15.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
17.2
15.8 - 18.6
15.7
15.0 - 16.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
13.5
12.2 - 14.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
13.8
12.4 - 15.1
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 reported usually getting to and from school both actively (for example, walk, bike, skateboard) and inactively (for example, car, bus, public transit). This indicator is based on the Canadian 24 Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth.

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 "mixed (actively and inactively)" by the number of respondents who answered "actively (e.g. walk, bike, skateboard), inactively (e.g. car, bus, public transit) or mixed (actively and inactively)" to the question: How do you usually get to and from school?

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_PHY02_3

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