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Taipei Kuei Shan School

Taiwan, Taipei

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, Mandarin
Fees Fees not listed
Ages 3 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 600
Type Co-educational
Opened 1963
Bus Service No
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP)
Taught languages English, Mandarin
Typical class size 6
Strengths Sport, Visual and Creative Arts, Service and Sustainability
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Community and Service
Stages Primary School, Secondary School, Preschool, Kindergarten
Introduction

Taipei Kuei Shan School (Kuei Shan) is a private, nonprofit, PreK–12 IB World Continuum school located in the foothills of Yangmingshan in Taipei. The campus serves around 600 students from more than 20 nationalities and blends IB programs with a Taiwanese national curriculum perspective. Instruction in the lower years is approximately half in English and half in Mandarin, while high school instruction is in English and Mandarin is taught as a subject. The school emphasizes holistic development, with daily devotion in homerooms and a monthly chapel, and welcomes families from diverse backgrounds who are not required to share the Christian tradition. Extracurricular offerings include intramural sports, visual and performing arts, service, Model United Nations, scouting, robotics, sewing, and cooking. Kuei Shan is accredited by the Taipei City Government Department of Education and is an IB World School offering PYP, MYP, and DP.

www.kshs.tp.edu.tw

No. 200, Mingde Rd, Ronghua Village, Beitou District, Taipei City, Taiwan 112

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The Essentials

Taipei Kuei Shan School has 600 pupils, typical class sizes of 6, instruction in English, Mandarin.

Location
Taipei Kuei Shan School is located at 200 Mingde Road, Beitou District, Taipei City, Taiwan 11280 ROC. The campus sits in the Beitou area, in the foothills of Yangmingshan, offering a hillside setting just north of central Taipei. Beitou is a northern Taipei district with access to the city's public transport network, helping families travel to and from the school. (Address and location from the school profile; general setting noted on the school site.)

Stages
Kuei Shan is a full K-12 school spanning preschool to grade 12. The Primary School covers Grades 1–5, the Middle/Secondary program covers Grades 6–12, and there is a preschool for 4–5 year olds. The school describes itself as preschool through 12th grade, IB World School continuum.

Type
Taipei Kuei Shan School is a private, coeducational, day school. It operates as a non-profit private institution and does not offer boarding.

Additional learning support
The school provides language-focused support and a Chinese–English dual-language immersion program. Elementary instructions are split roughly 50/50 between English and Mandarin, with high school instruction conducted in English (excluding Chinese). Support programs exist to help students who have not met grade-level expectations, including language/proficiency support within the dual-language framework.

Country affiliation
There is no formal country affiliation for Taipei Kuei Shan School; it is a private school in Taiwan and is accredited by the Taipei City Government Department of Education.

Religious affiliation
The school identifies as Christian (Protestant) and operates with a Christian ethos as part of its mission and accreditation.

School day structure
The school year runs from late August/early September to late June, comprising about 195 instructional days. The exact daily start/end times and break schedules are not published on the public site; families should contact the school for current daily timings.

Bus service
Taipei Kuei Shan School does not publish an in-house bus service on its site. Transportation in Beitou is typically via Taipei's public transit, and public-bus routes serving the Beitou area include stops near Kuei Shan/Beitou schools; families may also arrange private transport. For context, public-bus stops are listed for nearby Kuei Shan Middle School, illustrating area accessibility.
Diving Deeper
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Fees
Annual tuition at Taipei Kuei Shan School ranges from NTD 154,000 to NTD 300,000 depending on year group. That works out at roughly NTD 154,000 for the early years, NTD 300,000 for primary, NTD 300,000 for secondary, NTD 300,000 for sixth form.
Academics

Taipei Kuei Shan School teaches IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP) for students aged 3 to 18.

Curriculum
Taipei Kuei Shan School is a private, nonprofit Pre-K–12 IB World Continuum school in Taipei, integrating IB programs—PYP, MYP, and DP—with a Taiwanese MOE-based curriculum. The Primary Years Program (PYP) runs from Pre-K to Grade 5, the Middle Years Program (MYP) covers Grades 6–10, and the Diploma Program (DP) is offered for Grades 11–12. The school states that the Pre-K–12 curriculum is based on IB standards and MOE benchmarks, with instruction in high school delivered in English and lower grades typically taught about half in English and half in Mandarin. In the Diploma Program (G11-12), students select six courses from the IB groups (Language A; Language Acquisition; Individuals & Societies; Sciences; Mathematics; Arts/Electives) and complete the IB Core: CAS, Extended Essay, and Theory of Knowledge. In the Middle Years Program (G6-10), eight core subjects are taught across Language & Literature, Language Acquisition, Design, Individuals & Societies, Sciences, Mathematics, Arts, and Physical & Health Education, with features like interdisciplinary learning, MYP Projects and Service as Action.
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Admissions

Admissions
Step 1: Fill in the online application form. The school directs applicants to the 'Join Our Community' link on the Admissions page, which opens a Google form for the online application. After you submit the form, the Admissions Committee will send an acknowledgment email with details regarding the next steps. This initial step begins formal communications between families and Taipei Kuei Shan School, so ensure the information you provide is accurate and complete.

Step 2: The Admissions Committee will send an acknowledgment email with details regarding the next steps. This email confirms that your application has been received and outlines how the admissions process will proceed. It serves as the official notice that you should continue to monitor communications from the school.

Step 3: The Committee will keep in touch with you through email and will guide you through each step of the admission process. Ongoing email correspondence is used to provide instructions, share timelines, and request any additional information as needed. Families should respond to requests promptly to avoid delays in the process.
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