Hsinchu American School is private

Private school

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, international school

International school

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 with a largely based American curriculum located in Hsinchu

Hsinchu

Hsinchu City is a city in northern Taiwan. Hsinchu is popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" for its windy climate.Hsinchu City is administered as a special municipality within Taiwan . The city is bordered by Hsinchu County to the north and east, Miaoli County to the south, and the Taiwan Strait...

, Taiwan, Republic of China

Republic of China

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. It was founded in 2004 by Glory Yeh, a Taiwanese real estate developer. HAS offers complete instruction in English for students grades K-12. It is recognized by American Institute in Taiwan

American Institute in Taiwan

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 and the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

Tuition and fees for students are upwards of 320,000NTD (10,000 USD) per year.

History of HAS

HAS began its first school year in the fall of 2006, with 45 students. Following the 2007-08 school year, a dispute between the owners and management of the school caused a majority of the administration, staff and students to start a new school in the area, Pacific American School. Since that time HAS has continued operations, albeit with a small student base.

In early 2009, Hsinchu American School announced a new principal, Mr. Darin Murphy. He was formerly principal of Pacific American School, as well as working with HAS initially before the move. His goal is to grow Hsinchu American School with a strong core of dedicated teachers and strong students.

Mission

Campus

HAS resides in the top floor of a 4 story open-center building, it is located in the National Art Park and surrounded by a 21,500 sq. meter (6,500 ping) campus. The school shares most of the area with the larger public school, Sagor. The starred (*) features are either shared with, or belong to Sagor. The building and campus contain the following:

• 200m Athletic Track*
• Basketball courts*
• Soccer field*
• Jungle gym playground*
• Greek-style amphitheater
• Gymnasium/dance studio*
• Multimedia performance center
• 2 science laboratories
• Computer lab
• Library*

See also

• Taipei American School
• National Experimental High School
  National Experimental High School
  National Experimental High School At Science Based Industrial Park , situated near the Hsinchu Science Park, is a public, coeducational school . Founded in August 1983, the school was proposed by the founder of the Science Park Kwoh-Ting Li. NEHS is administered by the Ministry of Education,...
  
  
• Morrison Academy
• American School in Taichung
• Kaohsiung American School
• Pacific American School

External links

• Hsinchu American School