Taipei Kuei Shan School

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.)

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Taipei Kuei Shan School's education philosophy emphasizes holistic development, including social and emotional well-being; the school states it actively engages in experiences to develop physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual well-being.

The school's public materials do not disclose any specific SEN provisions, staff, or a dedicated SEN department.

Public materials show that instruction is approximately 50% English and 50% Mandarin for Kindergarten through middle school, with all instruction in English in high school, and there is no publicly listed EAL program.

Mental wellbeing is addressed as part of the school's holistic development framework, which includes social and emotional well-being as part of overall student well-being.

The school does not publicly disclose safeguarding policies on its official pages; it is accredited by the Taipei City Government Department of Education.

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.