Morrison Academy Taichung

Morrison Academy Taichung is in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. The campus runs on a large site of about 22.5 acres and is the largest Morrison campus. The Taichung location hosts a K-12 program with a boarding option for high school students. The address is 216 Si Ping Road, Beitun District, Taichung 40679.

Morrison Academy Taichung offers kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12). The high school serves grades 9–12 and offers Advanced Placement courses. The school operates on a roughly 180‑day academic year.

The school is co-educational and offers both day attendance and boarding for high school students from outside Taichung. Boarding facilities are available at the Taichung campus for eligible high school students.

A Learning Difficulties (LD) support program is available, operating under an Individual Learning Plan (ILP). The program provides targeted skills development and can incur an extra fee.

Morrison Academy is recognized by Taiwan as an international school and is restricted to students who hold foreign passports.

The school is a Christian international school with Bible study and Biblically-integrated curricula as a core component.

The school year consists of about 180 instructional days. Taichung typically runs 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, with Friday ending at 3:15 p.m. Music classes begin at 7:50 a.m. before the day starts, and lunch periods last about 35–40 minutes. The high school schedule features 80‑minute periods on alternating days (odd periods on Mon/Wed, even periods on Tue/Thu).

There is no Morrison-provided bus service for the Taichung campus. Bus service is available at Morrison campuses in Taipei and Kaohsiung, but not Taichung.

Application fees

- Application/testing fee: TWD 3,500 per test.
- Registration (annual) fee: TWD 30,000 (charged each enrolled year).
- Entrance fee (first-time student, one-time): TWD 30,000.

Tuition fees (per semester and per year by grade band)

- Kindergarten – Grade 5:
- Tuition per semester: TWD 217,000.
- Building fee per semester: TWD 30,000.
- Combined per semester (tuition + building fee): TWD 247,000.
- Combined per academic year (two semesters): TWD 494,000.

- Grades 6–8 (Middle School):
- Tuition per semester: TWD 237,000.
- Building fee per semester: TWD 30,000.
- Combined per semester (tuition + building fee): TWD 267,000.
- Combined per academic year (two semesters): TWD 534,000.

- Grades 9–12 (High School):
- Tuition per semester: TWD 267,000.
- Building fee per semester: TWD 30,000.
- Combined per semester (tuition + building fee): TWD 297,000.
- Combined per academic year (two semesters): TWD 594,000.

Boarding (dormitory) fees

- Dorm program fee (per semester): TWD 185,300.
- Dorm food plan (3 meals/day, per semester): TWD 22,000.
- Additional dorm-tier service fees and learning-needs/differentiated service charges may apply (tiered amounts listed in the school fee schedule).

Other fees and optional costs

- Learning-needs accommodation fee (example line-item): TWD 7,800 per semester for specified accommodations.
- Hot lunch program (optional, per semester):
- Grades K–2: Daily TWD 7,650; Tues/Thurs TWD 3,060.
- Grades 3–5: Daily TWD 9,900; Tues/Thurs TWD 3,960.
- Grades 6–12: Daily TWD 11,700; Tues/Thurs TWD 4,680.
- Private music lessons (per semester as an example): Private 30-min lessons TWD 7,895; semi-private TWD 4,940; group TWD 3,100. Instrument rental TWD 1,200; practice room TWD 600.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Typical billing and due dates listed on the fee schedule: registration fee and semester tuition due by the published dates for each semester. Example line items in the schedule show registration and semester billing dates in advance of each semester.
- Deferred payment plan: a 4-payment deferred plan is available for a fee (example: TWD 1,000 request fee) with specified due dates; late payments incur interest and a late fee.
- Late fee and interest: a late fee of TWD 1,000 is applied to payments not made by the due date plus a 1.0% interest charge per month on any outstanding balance.

Refund information (early withdrawal and non-refundable items)

- Registration fee is non-refundable.
- Early withdrawal refund schedule (tuition, building and boarding fees are pro-rated or refunded according to the published schedule):
- 90% refund — prior to end of the 5th week before the semester.
- 75% refund — prior to end of the 1st week of the semester.
- 50% refund — prior to end of the 2nd week of the semester.
- 25% refund — prior to end of the 3rd week of the semester.
- 10% refund — prior to end of the 4th week of the semester.
- No refund — available after the 4th week of the semester.
- Optional-service refunds: many optional services (for example music lessons, hot-lunch selections) are non-refundable after a short period or once scheduled; the schedule lists specific non-refund windows.