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Taiwan, Taipei
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TES operates three European language sections—French, German and English—offering the choice of their respective national curricula for students aged 3 to 18. Chinese language and culture is taught across all sections through the Chinese Language and Culture programme, with learning and cultural activities integrated throughout the school. In addition, English-medium instruction is used for certain subjects taught by native speakers to support language development from early years, and students progress in a third language (English, German or Chinese) depending on their pathway, with a CEFR B1 target by the end of high school.
The primary French-English bilingual pathway enables students to become bilingual in French and English while learning Chinese. The pathway runs from Moyenne Section (MS) to CM2. Each year group has two qualified and experienced classroom teachers—a native French-speaking teacher and a native English-speaking teacher. In Petite Section, teaching is predominantly in French with English introduced at 4 × 30 minutes per week to prepare for the pathway.
English is used to teach a range of subjects across the school, delivered by native English-speaking teachers. Students study a third language—either English, German, or Chinese—depending on their chosen pathway. The aim is for all students to reach at least CEFR B1 in the third language by the end of high school.
Taipei European School (TES) is a federation of three European language sections (British/English, French, and German) operating within one school. The Primary Campus is in central Taipei (Shilin District) and the Secondary Campus is up in the Yangmingshan hills. TES offers multiple curricula across sections: the British section follows IB programmes (MYP in the middle years and DP/CP in the high school), the French section follows the French national curriculum (with the Brevet and Baccalauréat), and the German section follows the German curriculum. The school emphasizes multilingual education and cultural diversity, with students from dozens of countries. TES is a co-educational day school with no boarding provision and provides a wide range of co-curricular activities, including sport, performing arts and language clubs. The CEO is Mr. John Nixon. TES publishes admissions, fees and policies on its site and maintains two campus libraries and extensive student support services.
