該學校於 1980 年由總督 David Beattie 爵士創辦。學校是男女同校，是紐西蘭第一所 S80 或 whānau house 學校。現有在校學生2500餘人。
麥克林學院贏得了世界一流學校的聲譽，其學生取得了最高標準的成績，並具有為他們在校外成功生活做好準備的價值觀和品質。
麥克林學院是紐西蘭最大的國際學生團體之一。來自 20 個不同國家的國際學生就讀於麥克林學院。
麥克林學院因其在學業上的出色表現而享有盛譽，外部考試的成績經常使學校名列新西蘭前茅。
麥克林學院的課程計畫有四種不同的途徑：NCEA、劍橋評估國際教育、職業和獎學金
有關 NCEA、CAIE 和 MCert 的所有學術資訊現已在 Macleans 網站上提供。
多重途徑：
The school was opened in 1980 by the Governor General, Sir David Beattie. The school is co-educational and was the first S80 or whānau house school built in New Zealand. It now has a roll of over 2500 students.
Macleans College has earned a reputation as a world-class school with students that deliver results of the very highest standard and with the values and attributes that prepare them for successful lives beyond school.
Macleans College has one of the largest International Student bodies of any school in New Zealand. International Students from 20 different countries attend Macleans College.
Macleans College has a deserved reputation for high performance in academic success and results in external exams regularly place the school among the top in New Zealand.
Macleans has a curriculum programme with four different pathways: NCEA, Cambridge Assessment International Education, Vocational and Scholarship
All academic information regarding NCEA, CAIE and MCert is now available on Macleans Sites.
The multiple pathway:
