Table
Province
New Brunswick
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School connectedness
A sense of school connectedness can support students in making healthy choices. Below are students reporting “Strongly agree” or “Agree.”
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| High level of school connectedness % | 2022-2023 |
90.1
89.9
- 90.3
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| I feel close to people at my school % | 2022-2023 |
76.7
76.4
- 77.1
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| I feel I am part of my school % | 2022-2023 |
74.5
74.2
- 74.9
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| I am happy to be at my school % | 2022-2023 |
68.2
67.8
- 68.5
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| I feel the teachers at my school treat me fairly % | 2022-2023 |
82.9
82.6
- 83.2
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| I feel safe in my school % | 2022-2023 |
78.4
78.1
- 78.7
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| Participates in activities or groups inside school % | 2022-2023 |
60.3
59.9
- 60.7
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| Sports team % | 2022-2023 |
36.3
36.0
- 36.7
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| Individual sport % | 2022-2023 |
9.5
9.2
- 9.7
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| Arts group % | 2022-2023 |
11.5
11.3
- 11.8
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| STEM - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics % | 2022-2023 |
4.5
4.3
- 4.6
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| Religious / spiritual group % | 2022-2023 |
3.5
3.4
- 3.7
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| Student club or group % | 2022-2023 |
9.9
9.7
- 10.1
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| Other activity or group % | 2022-2023 |
12.3
12.1
- 12.6
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| Learning needs are met at school, agree or strongly agree % | 2022-2023 |
80.2
79.9
- 80.5
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| Reads for fun every day % | 2022-2023 |
52.2
51.8
- 52.6
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Student values
Students reporting “Very important” or “Important”
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| Getting good grades % | 2021-2022 |
91.5
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| Making friends % | 2021-2022 |
81.5
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| Getting to class on time % | 2021-2022 |
81.7
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| Learning new things % | 2021-2022 |
89.3
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| Expressing their opinion in class % | 2021-2022 |
60.4
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| Getting involved in student groups % | 2021-2022 |
36.9
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| Learning about their culture/heritage % | 2021-2022 |
65.4
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Sense of community belonging
Students reporting “Strongly agree” or “Agree”
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| Average score of community belonging (scale from 5-25) Number | 2021-2022 |
18.4
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| People say ‘hello’ and stop to talk to each other % | 2021-2022 |
54.3
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| It is safe for children to play outside % | 2021-2022 |
74.9
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| You can trust people around here % | 2021-2022 |
55.5
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| There are good places to spend your free time % | 2021-2022 |
62.4
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| I could ask for help from neighbours % | 2021-2022 |
66.4
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| Most people here would try to take advantage of you % | 2021-2022 |
23.5
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| Participates in activities or groups outside school % | 2022-2023 |
63.3
62.9
- 63.7
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| Sports team % | 2022-2023 |
38.1
37.7
- 38.5
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| Individual sport % | 2022-2023 |
15.4
15.2
- 15.7
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| Arts group % | 2022-2023 |
10.8
10.6
- 11.1
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| STEM - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics % | 2022-2023 |
2.7
2.5
- 2.8
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| Religious / spiritual group % | 2022-2023 |
7.5
7.2
- 7.7
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| Community group % | 2022-2023 |
3.6
3.4
- 3.7
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| Other activity or group % | 2022-2023 |
10.6
10.4
- 10.9
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| Volunteering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Participates in volunteer activities, last 12 months % | 2022-2023 |
56.5
56.1
- 56.9
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| Supporting a cause % | 2022-2023 |
20.9
20.5
- 21.3
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| Fundraising for charity % | 2022-2023 |
20.4
20.0
- 20.7
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| Helping in my community % | 2022-2023 |
26.1
25.7
- 26.5
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| Helping neighbours or relatives % | 2022-2023 |
45.0
44.5
- 45.4
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| Another organized volunteer activity % | 2022-2023 |
26.5
26.1
- 26.9
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About this Table
Content and description
This table presents data collected from students in grades 6 to 12 through the New Brunswick Student Wellness Survey (SWS). It contains self-reported information from New Brunswick students in grades 6 to 12 about their perceptions and experiences with school and community. Topics include school connectedness, engagement in activities at school, learning, and student values, as well as sense of community belonging, engagement in activities outside school, and volunteering.
The questionnaire comprises modules, which means that certain questions are asked every other cycle.
Why it is important
When students have opportunities to engage positively with their school and community, they acquire knowledge and develop skills that will be useful throughout their lives. By better understanding where students find meaningful connections and engagement, we can better plan for services and allocate resources to support positive school and community environments.
Availability of the data
The information in this data table is available by school district, school sector and overall New Brunswick, as well as by the seven (7) New Brunswick health zones and 33 communities created by the NBHC. More information is available on our New Brunswick Student Wellness Survey page.
Note about 2021-2022 data
The methodology of the 2021-2022 edition of the SWS was significantly changed. This was the first cycle to adopt online data collection, and a shorter data collection period. Also, the survey questionnaire was thoroughly revised for this cycle. Many questions were removed or amended. As such, some indicators are no longer comparable to previous years. As such, caution always needs to be exercised when attempting to compare the results of the survey with results from prior survey cycles outside of what is displayed in this Data Table.
The 2021-2022 edition of the SWS was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some schools may have had lower participation from their students than previous years. Some students may have participated to the survey during periods of remote learning.