A centennial ceremony, celebrating the school's 100th anniversary since its establishment, was held on 30 September 2017.

The design and features of the two blocks are typical of colonial era structures and bear some similarities with the railway station and Sultan Abdul Samad buildings, both of which have Moorish architecture.

The school was later extended to a block of solid masonry construction with arched openings along the corridors.

There is a veranda on both sides of each storey of the main block, high ceilings and broad stairways.

It is royal green, yellow, blue and white, with each colour having a meaning: The shield shows a tiger, an opened bible, the school motto, a compass which supports the opened book and an arrow pointing down surrounded by eight blue and white stripes.

The school has won trophies and titles in football, hockey, athletics, cricket, sepak takraw and badminton.

Maxwell School has produced Malaysian sportsmen including Zainal Abidin Hassan, E.C.

The houses are: Maxwell School has one of the oldest prefects board in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.