Matthew McNair Secondary School is a public

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and is part of

School District 38 Richmond Richmond School District (School District No. 38) is a school district based in Richmond, British Columbia Richmond is a coastal city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. It occupies almost the entirety of Lulu Isla ...

. 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, Morris Elementary and Rel't7h Elementary.

Athletics

McNair offers

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, and

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. The school's basketball teams were successful in their

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during the 2007–08 season.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

Official school siteSchool District 38 (Richmond)Fraser Institute - Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and YukonEnrollment Reports
High schools in Richmond, British Columbia Educational institutions in Canada with year of establishment missing {{GVRD-school-stub