Pacific American School

Pacific American School
Address
3F, No. 151, Section II, Kuang-Fu Road
Hsinchu
30071
Taiwan
Information
Type Private International School
Established 2007
Campus Urban
Color(s) Red and Blue
Team name Typhoons
Annual tuition Grade 1 - 5 NT $170,000
Grade 6 - 12 NT $240,000
Website pacificamerican.org

Pacific American School (PAS) (Chinese: 亞太美國學校) is a private, for-profit, international school with an American curriculum based in Hsinchu, Taiwan ROC. The school was founded in 2007, offering an American Curriculum, with instruction in English for students grades K to 12.[1]

Admission requires a non-Taiwanese passport. English competency is tested for, but due to the school's young age, limited English students are currently allowed quite regularly into the ESL programs offered. Current enrollment for the school year is near 200 students.

Tuition is upwards of 500,000 NTD (17,000 USD) per year.

Campus

PAS rents one floor from Kuang Fu High School. PAS has their own playground equipment. The roof is also used as a multi-purpose surface for physical education.

PAS is equipped with a wireless network covering indoor areas of the school. Indoor facilities encompass 3 science laboratories, 1 computer lab, 1 library, 1 dance studio, 1 auditorium, 2 art rooms, 1 music room, 1 clinic, 1 cafeteria and various classrooms. The school supports dormitory facilities for students and any student can choose to live in the dormitory on school days.

Academics

Pacific American School describes its academics as thus:

"Academics are the core of Pacific American School’s programs. With a variety of academic challenges inside each classroom, Pacific American School is foremost a place of learning where our outstanding faculty and staff nurture the life of the mind, help our students discover and develop their distinctive talents, shape every student’s critical thinking, and encourage students to voice their own ideas."

Student life

Clubs

Pacific American School offers a variety of club activities for the elementary and middle school students. High school students are free to organize their own clubs according to their interests and needs. Some high school clubs include:

Model United Nations

PAS offers a Model United Nations program for selected high school students. Ranging from local to international conferences, students have participated as delegates, ambassadors, and chairpersons in conferences such as:

Sports Teams

Controversy

Current administration going back to the 2005 school year with Hsinchu American School has had a difficult time retaining employees. Since the inception of PAS, there has been 4 principals in 3 years, with all four not continuing their tenure due to upper management disputes. Additionally, there has been a high turnover of teachers, often citing problems with working conditions and schedules.

Currently the school does not have a functioning school board due to internal disputes and lawsuits. There is also no principal. All decisions are made by the head of the school with no input from the school board.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "website". Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "International Schools Review Evaluations". Retrieved August 29, 2014.

External links

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