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Hsinchu American School (HAS; ) is private,
international school An international school is an institution that promotes education in an international environment or framework. Although there is no uniform definition or criteria, international schools are usually characterized by a multinational student body an ...
with a largely based American curriculum located in East District,
Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...
,
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. It was founded in 2004 by Glory Yeh, a Taiwanese real estate developer. HAS offers instruction in English for students grades 1-12. It is recognized by
American Institute in Taiwan The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT; ) is the ''de facto'' Embassy of the United States of America in Taiwan. The AIT institution is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the federal government of the United States in Taiwan with Congressional oversi ...
and the Taiwan Ministry of Education.


History

The Hsinchu American School began operations in 2005. Originally HAS was on the top floor of a 4 story open-center building shared with Sagor Bilingual School. In 2017 HAS moved to its own building and now operates on its own campus, which includes HAS's own athletic facilities.


Campus

HAS is located in the National Art Park with the following facilities: *Basketball Courts *Soccer Field *Indoor Badminton Court *Weight Room *Dance Studio *Science Lab *Computer Lab *Rock Band Room *Art Room *Library *Cafeteria *Student Store


Student body

HAS currently has enrollment open for grades 1-12. HAS abides by Taiwan Foreign Schools Law, which requires all international schools to only admit students who hold non-Taiwan passports.


See also

*
Taipei American School Taipei American School (TAS; ; abbreviation TAS) is a non-profit private school, private international school with an American-based curriculum located in Tianmu, Shilin District, Tianmu, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. TAS serves students from ...
* National Experimental High School * Morrison Academy * American School in Taichung * Kaohsiung American School * Hsinchu International School * Taipei Adventist American School * Taiwan Adventist International School * The Primacy Collegiate Academy


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Hsinchu American School
{{International schools in Taiwan 2005 establishments in Taiwan American international schools in Taiwan Educational institutions established in 2005 Schools in Hsinchu