Matthew McNair Secondary
Address
9500 No. 4 Rd Richmond , British Columbia , V7A 2Y9 Canada
Coordinates	49°08′33″N 123°06′46″W / 49.14238°N 123.11285°W / 49.14238; -123.11285
Information
School type	High school
Status	Open
School board	School District 38 Richmond
Superintendent	Scott Robinson
Area trustee	Norm Goldstein
School number	3838044
Principal	Deborah Ten-Pow
Staff	~80
Grades	8-12
Gender	Mixed
Age range	13-18
Enrollment	724 (2020)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Blue and Orange
Mascot	Marlin
Team name	Marlins
Website	http://mcnair.sd38.bc.ca

Matthew McNair Secondary School is a public high school in Richmond, British Columbia and is part of School District 38 Richmond.

Matthew McNair is one of the semester-style schools in Richmond. Its feeder schools include Hamilton Elementary, Walter Lee Elementary, Kingswood Elementary, Thomas Kidd Elementary, Woodward Elementary, and Morris Elementary.

History

The school's namesake, Matthew McNair (1889–1971), was an early Richmond settler who arrived in 1911. After arriving, he established a milk delivery service before serving in World War I. After the war, McNair purchased some farm land in south Richmond and served on the Richmond City Council as a councillor from 1946 to 1948.^[1][2]

McNair Secondary School opened in September 1971 as Richmond's third senior secondary. Initially, it served grades 11 and 12 only, and provided a continuous education for students finishing grade 10 from McRoberts Junior Secondary. In 1996, Richmond's junior and senior secondaries were amalgamated, and every secondary school began serving students of grades 8 through 12. Coinciding this amalgamation, McNair's new drama room, new kitchen and new gymnasium were completed in September of that year.^[3]

Athletics

McNair offers soccer, basketball, and volleyball. The school's basketball teams were successful in their playoffs during the 2007–08 season.

Notable alumni

• Dan Russell (Hall of Fame British Columbian Sportscaster)
• Evan Dunfee
• Bindy Johal
• Mark Karpun^[4]
• Randy Samuel
• Ian Mendes (Ottawa Correspondent for Sportsnet)