MacNeill Secondary School

A. R. MacNeill Secondary School is a secondary school in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. As of January 2023, there are approximately 790 students attending the school. It is in School District 38 Richmond. The school was built at a cost of over CAD 25 million. The feeder elementary schools are Anderson, Cook, Talmey and Tomsett.

The school is named after Allan Roy MacNeill, a lifelong educator who became the principal of Richmond High School in 1928, a role he would hold for 31 years.

In addition to being one of the youngest schools in the district, it is also known to pilot and test any new ideas before they are applied to the rest of the schools in Richmond. Due to this specialized program, Macneill has been ranked as one of the most efficient schools in all of Greater Vancouver.

History
A.R MacNeill opened on September 2, 2003. In its first year, it was home to about 200 students and staff. The school also began with only two grade levels, 7 and 8, and as each year passed it added another grade. The first senior class graduated in 2008.

2006-2007
In the 2006/2007 school year, students entering grade 10 were removed from their respective academies and put into what was called the Transition Academy. This new academy was created to emphasize and educate students about graduation requirements, such as the recent Graduation Portfolio and post-secondary and career options.

2008-2009
In the 2008/2009 school year, MacNeill stopped accepting grade 7 students due to low enrollment and completely discontinued the arts and science academy options. MacNeill began using an electronic attendance system called BCeSIS and a new schedule management software.

Timetable
Students at MacNeill take eight courses over the period of two days (Day 1 & Day 2). Each "day" consists of four 65-75-minute periods, a 15-minute break, 20-minute advisory (homeroom), and lunch. Wednesdays and Thursdays, there is Personalised Learning Time (PLT), each course is 65-minutes long, and advisory is omitted. Students' timetables on all days of the week start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m.

Athletics
A.R. MacNeill competes in the RSSAA leagues and enters teams in all of the traditional fall, winter and spring sport seasons. The following sports are available:

Fall

 * Girls' Volleyball
 * Boys' Volleyball (Junior & Senior)
 * Boys' Soccer (Senior)
 * Cross Country
 * Swimming

Winter

 * Girls' Basketball
 * Boys' Basketball
 * Table Tennis
 * Curling

Spring

 * Boys' Volleyball (Grade 8 & 9)
 * Girls' Soccer
 * Badminton
 * Golf
 * Tennis
 * Track & Field
 * Ultimate

Clubs
The school has a variety of clubs, covering a vast number of subjects from arts to humanitarianism.

Inactive clubs
The following clubs are not active as of the 2023/24 school year: