Taipei American School

Taipei American School (TAS) is one of Asia's oldest and largest American international schools, with its first meeting held on 26 September 1949. It moved to its current purpose-built campus in the Tianmu area of Shilin District, Taipei, in 1989, at 800 Zhongshan North Road, Section 6. It is a private day school serving roughly 2,300–2,500 students from PreK/Kindergarten through Grade 12, organised into Lower School (KA–5), Middle School (6–8), and Upper School (9–12). The International Schools Database lists 2,371 students across 38 nationalities, the most common being American.

Academically, TAS follows a standards-based American curriculum and is notable as one of the few schools in Asia to offer both Advanced Placement and the full IB Diploma Programme side by side. It offers around 30 AP courses and 37 IB courses; students may pursue a US high school diploma, an AP Capstone Diploma, or the IB Diploma. Mandarin is available from Kindergarten, alongside Spanish, Japanese, and Latin.

A defining feature is the citizenship requirement: under the Republic of China Foreign Schools Law, TAS admits only non-ROC passport holders, and the school operates under contract with the American Institute in Taiwan. Language support for non-native English speakers and learning support for mild learning differences are both provided.

Taiwan has no public inspectorate for foreign schools, so the tier reflects accreditation depth (ACS WASC) — capped at A. Tuition for 2025/2026 ranges from roughly TWD 890,000 (Lower School) to TWD 1,035,970 (Upper School) per year.