Hsinchu American School

Hsinchu American School

Chinese Name	新竹美國學校
Established	2006
School type	Private International School
Superintendent	Jonathan Yeh
Principal	Darin Murphy
Location	#2, Yih-Shuh Road National Art Park Hsinchu 30067 Taiwan, Republic of China
Phone	+886-3-520-3211
Tuition	Approximately $10,000 USD
Website	www.has.hc.edu.tw

Hsinchu American School (traditional Chinese: 新竹美國學校; simplified Chinese: 新竹美國学校; pinyin: Xīnzhú Měiguó Xuéxiào; Wade–Giles: Hsin-chu Mei-kuo Hsüeh-shiao; abbreviation HAS) is private, international school with a largely based American curriculum located in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China. It was founded in 2004 by Glory Yeh, a Taiwanese real estate developer. HAS offers complete instruction in English for students grades K-12. It is recognized by American Institute in Taiwan and the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

Tuition and fees for students are upwards of 320,000NTD (10,000 USD) per year.

History of HAS

HAS began its first school year in the fall of 2006, with 45 students. Following the 2007-08 school year, a dispute between the owners and management of the school caused a majority of the administration, staff and students to start a new school in the area, Pacific American School. Since that time HAS has continued operations, albeit with a small student base.

In early 2009, Hsinchu American School announced a new principal, Mr. Darin Murphy. He was formerly principal of Pacific American School, as well as working with HAS initially before the move. His goal is to grow Hsinchu American School with a strong core of dedicated teachers and strong students.

Mission

Hsinchu American School provides students with a diverse education focusing on integrity, critical-thinking, leadership and creativity that enable them to thrive in the knowledge-based economies of the Twenty First Century. The school’s rigorous and engaging curriculum utilizes cutting-edge technology in a supportive environment involving parents, students, teachers and administration as a community to ensure life-long achievement.

— Hsinchu American School Mission Statement

Campus

HAS resides in the top floor of a 4 story open-center building, it is located in the National Art Park and surrounded by a 21,500 sq. meter (6,500 ping) campus. The school shares most of the area with the larger public school, Sagor. The starred (*) features are either shared with, or belong to Sagor. The building and campus contain the following:

• 200m Athletic Track*
• Basketball courts*
• Soccer field*
• Jungle gym playground*
• Greek-style amphitheater
• Gymnasium/dance studio*
• Multimedia performance center
• 2 science laboratories
• Computer lab
• Library*

See also

• Taipei American School
• National Experimental High School
• Morrison Academy
• American School in Taichung
• Kaohsiung American School
• Pacific American School

External links

• Hsinchu American School