Students in grades 6 to 12 who report they have opportunities to develop skills that will be useful later in life (like job skills and skills to care for others)

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022 Academic Year 2018-2019 Academic Year 2015-2016
Province
New Brunswick
40.6
40.2 - 41.0
35.8
35.4 - 36.2
40.3
41.3
44.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
40.9
40.2 - 41.6
35.6
34.9 - 36.4
39.6
40.4
46.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
41.0
40.2 - 41.8
35.1
34.3 - 35.9
40.7
41.3
43.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
40.7
39.9 - 41.5
36.9
36.1 - 37.8
41.0
41.3
43.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
39.7
38.1 - 41.3
35.3
33.8 - 36.9
39.3
43.7
51.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
37.1
34.8 - 39.4
34.8
32.5 - 37.1
37.8
37.2
44.9
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
40.5
39.2 - 41.9
37.9
36.5 - 39.3
40.8
44.4
45.4
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
38.9
37.3 - 40.6
33.4
31.8 - 35.0
40.0
40.1
38.5
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
39.7
37.8 - 41.7
36.3
34.2 - 38.3
39.8
43.6
45.8
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
32.6
30.6 - 34.7
32.6
30.3 - 34.9
37.0
34.5
43.2
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
40.0
36.8 - 43.1
37.3
34.2 - 40.3
38.8
41.1
50.3
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
40.9
37.4 - 44.4
34.3
30.8 - 37.8
39.8
42.9
46.1
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
33.0
29.7 - 36.3
31.2
27.6 - 34.7
36.3
31.9
39.6
Dieppe and Memramcook
42.2
40.2 - 44.1
37.1
35.2 - 39.1
39.7
47.9
53.6
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
35.1
30.5 - 39.6
33.3
28.6 - 38.1
48.6
42.2
41.0
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
42.9
40.7 - 45.2
37.3
35.1 - 39.5
41.6
45.5
56.9
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
47.6
45.5 - 49.6
39.7
37.7 - 41.7
45.7
41.5
45.0
Fredericton
40.9
39.8 - 42.0
38.7
37.5 - 39.9
41.5
42.1
46.6
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
51.0
55.5
60.8
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
34.9
32.4 - 37.5
31.5
29.0 - 34.0
34.2
41.9
44.6
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
40.7
35.4 - 46.1
27.2
21.9 - 32.6
30.7
33.2
45.6
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
38.9
34.8 - 43.0
37.5
33.0 - 42.0
41.5
38.2
50.2
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
32.2
28.6 - 35.7
31.6
27.8 - 35.3
38.0
42.4
43.2
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
40.0
38.3 - 41.8
34.2
32.4 - 35.9
40.9
40.1
38.4
Moncton
43.5
42.5 - 44.5
37.3
36.2 - 38.4
41.4
40.9
46.8
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
42.1
38.2 - 45.9
38.4
34.5 - 42.3
36.1
38.6
42.3
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
29.1
24.5 - 33.6
26.6
21.7 - 31.5
32.5
40.7
38.9
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
48.1
43.8 - 52.4
39.0
34.6 - 43.4
47.5
39.8
39.7
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
37.4
35.5 - 39.4
32.4
30.5 - 34.4
36.8
39.0
38.9
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
30.7
27.2 - 34.2
29.5
26.0 - 33.0
37.3
41.3
40.2
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
43.0
41.5 - 44.4
35.1
33.7 - 36.6
42.1
40.8
44.9
Riverview and Coverdale
39.6
37.4 - 41.7
34.2
32.1 - 36.3
38.7
39.9
43.6
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
38.3
35.2 - 41.4
32.5
29.2 - 35.8
40.2
40.2
41.4
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
40.3
39.2 - 41.5
35.6
34.4 - 36.8
39.1
40.4
42.3
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
38.8
36.0 - 41.6
33.1
30.4 - 35.8
37.3
36.4
39.7
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
37.8
35.2 - 40.4
34.0
31.1 - 36.9
37.0
38.6
48.8
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
39.4
36.0 - 42.9
41.4
37.8 - 45.0
40.3
43.3
46.5
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
37.7
34.5 - 40.9
32.1
28.6 - 35.6
39.7
38.6
40.7
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
41.8
39.0 - 44.5
33.4
30.7 - 36.1
42.0
42.1
39.7
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
39.8
37.1 - 42.4
33.6
31.1 - 36.0
41.5
43.4
44.4
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
42.7
39.9 - 45.4
41.1
38.2 - 43.9
43.8
47.5
43.7
School districts
Anglophone East School District
42.7
41.8 - 43.6
36.0
35.1 - 36.9
40.3
39.8
44.0
Anglophone North School District
39.3
38.0 - 40.6
34.3
32.9 - 35.6
38.7
39.3
39.8
Anglophone South School District
41.0
40.2 - 41.8
34.9
34.1 - 35.7
40.8
41.0
43.1
Anglophone West School District
40.7
39.9 - 41.5
36.9
36.1 - 37.7
41.0
41.2
43.6
Anglophone sector
41.1
40.7 - 41.6
35.7
35.3 - 36.2
40.5
40.6
43.0
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
38.6
37.3 - 39.9
37.1
35.7 - 38.4
40.6
43.4
45.4
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
39.5
37.8 - 41.2
35.6
34.0 - 37.3
40.1
44.1
52.2
District scolaire francophone Sud
39.2
38.3 - 40.2
35.6
34.4 - 36.7
39.0
42.4
50.0
Francophone sector
39.1
38.4 - 39.8
36.0
35.3 - 36.8
39.7
43.0
48.8
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
43.6
43.0 - 44.2
40.2
39.6 - 40.8
44.5
45.2
52.8
Grades 9 to 12
38.5
38.0 - 39.0
32.8
32.3 - 33.3
37.3
38.6
39.2
Gender
Female
40.7
40.2 - 41.3
37.2
36.6 - 37.8
41.7
n/a
n/a
Male
42.0
41.4 - 42.5
36.2
35.6 - 36.8
41.2
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
24.8
22.3 - 27.4
22.3
20.7 - 23.9
23.8
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
39.5
39.0 - 40.0
35.5
35.0 - 36.1
39.4
41.9
n/a
Male
42.0
41.4 - 42.5
36.2
35.6 - 36.8
41.4
40.7
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
28.0
27.0 - 29.0
27.3
26.5 - 28.1
28.8
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
34.7
33.4 - 36.1
34.1
32.5 - 35.7
33.7
38.5
37.9
Immigrant
Immigrants
47.1
46.1 - 48.2
41.1
39.9 - 42.3
44.2
42.1
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
34.5
33.2 - 35.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
44.6
43.7 - 45.6
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 report they have opportunities to develop skills that will be useful later in life (like job skills and skills to care for others).

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 "a lot" by the number of respondents who answered "not at all, a little, somewhat, quite a bit or a lot" to the question: To what extent do the statements below describe you? i) I have opportunities to develop skills that will be useful later in life (like job skills and skills to care for others).

Notes

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_RES09_1

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