The McDonald College is an independent co-educational specialist primary and secondary day and boarding school with speciality in the creative and performing arts, in North Strathfield, an inner western suburb of Sydney, Australia.

In 1983 Markham saw the opportunity for establishing a specialist academic and performing arts school for gifted children, and subsequently, in partnership with Ann Fraser and Maxine Kohler, agreed to change the Ann McDonald College of Dancing from a private company into a community-based, not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, thus facilitating the establishment of The McDonald College Limited.

[8] The McDonald College is registered and accredited by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority and therefore follows the mandated curriculum for all years.

The Stage 4 academic curriculum consists of the mandatory subjects English, History and Geography, all levels of Mathematics, Science, PDHPE and the Creative Arts.

Specialist staff are used for subjects such as Design & Technology, Visual Arts, Music and PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education).

On the fifth day (Tuesday) students choose and elective area of study from classical ballet, acting, tap dance, music or sport for two hours.