McNally offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in addition to the Alberta education curriculum. Having a diploma graduating class normally greater than forty students a year, McNally has one of the largest IB classes in Alberta. However, this is often attributed to the medium population base of the school, with about 300 students enrolled in the diploma program and 200 students enrolled in the certificate program each year. McNally currently offers IB courses in Biology, Computer Science, English , History, Physics, and Visual Arts, Chemistry, French, Spanish, Mathematics, Mandarin , Music, and Math Studies.
Career and Technology Studies
The school offers a variety of programs aimed to help students develop skills for employment after graduation. These include: Automotives, Photography, Computer Programming & Animation, Web Design, Communication Technology, Construction, Design Studies,Culinary Arts and Welding. Preparatory courses in Culinary Arts are offered at the school, allowing students to leave high school ready for a career in these areas.
Building
While the building itself is not new, it has undergone many upgrades and repairs in recent years, including new lockers throughout the whole school, new bathrooms, all the classrooms were painted, and the Phys Ed. office and girls' change rooms were renovated. The school has separate labs for all the sciences, including a physics lab, a biology lab, a chemistry lab and three computer labs. McNally is very dedicated to athletics, and as a result, there are two gyms, a fitness center and a new dance facility. There is also a large drama room and multiple music / choral rooms.
Athletics
The following are the teams that are available at McNally High School.
Programs run by students, for students, are important and widespread and give students the opportunity to organize classic McNally events such as Bike-a-thon, Pancake Breakfast, and H-Fest. McNally is one of the few schools in Edmonton that does not have a Student Union. Rather than a small group of students leading the events of the whole school, McNally prefers to hold Youth Engagement Focus Groups, where randomly-selected students from the whole student body come together to give feedback on various topics. This feedback is then compiled and presented to faculty and administration who will listen to concerns and take action.
Clubs
Many clubs are available at McNally, with plenty of opportunities to start new clubs or associations.
