Taipei American School Tuition 2026–27: NTD & USD Costs and Eligibility

Taipei American School tuition for 2026–27 is NT$956,770 a year for PreK to Grade 5 and NT$1,055,105 a year for Grades 6 to 12 (official site, checked 16 October 2026). That is roughly US$29,700 and US$32,800 a year — an approximate conversion at US$1 = NT$32.2, the reference rate published on 15 October 2026; your bank’s rate will differ. New students also pay a one-time NT$350,000 capital fee (about US$10,900), a NT$10,000 application fee and a NT$6,500 annual building fee, and most families add a school bus and lunch on top.

If you searched “Taipei American School tuition USD”, “international school Taiwan” or simply “Taipei American School”, you probably want three things: the real number in a currency you can budget in, whether your child is even eligible (Taiwan’s foreign-national schools have nationality rules), and how TAS compares with the other big Taipei options. This page answers those from TAS’s official website, then compares TAS with Taipei European School and Morrison Academy, and with NIJIN GLOBAL ACADEMY (NGA) — a very different option: an online international school for ages 6–18 that opens in September 2027. For the wider landscape, see our guide to international schools in Taipei.

The short answer: who Taipei American School suits — and who it doesn’t

• Suits: foreign-passport families living in Greater Taipei who want a large, established American-style school from PreK to Grade 12. TAS has served Taipei’s expatriate community since 1949.
• Suits: students aiming for US universities. TAS’s school profile says 85% of its Fall 2024 graduates enrolled at colleges and universities in the United States.
• Suits: students who want both IB and AP. TAS offers the IB Diploma, AP courses (including AP Capstone) and an American high school diploma, and is accredited by WASC.
• Suits: families who can budget for the full cost: about NT$1.06 million a year in the upper grades, plus the one-time NT$350,000 capital fee. There are no sibling discounts.
• Harder fit: children who hold ROC (Taiwan) nationality. TAS states that a child “must hold foreign (non-ROC) nationality” to be eligible.
• Harder fit: older children who are still early English learners. From Grade 6, TAS’s minimum English entry level is WIDA Stage 3 (“Fluent-Like”), and English as an Additional Language support is not offered in the Upper School.
• Harder fit: families who apply late in the year. Admissions are rolling, but TAS warns that many grades fill by April for the first semester.

What Taipei American School is

Taipei American School (TAS) is an independent, nonprofit day school in northern Taipei, at 800 Zhongshan North Road, Section 6. It describes itself as one of Asia’s top independent schools, has served learners aged 4–18 since 1949, and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2024–25. Like other international schools in Taiwan that are set up for foreign residents, it admits children of foreign nationality who live in Taiwan with a parent or guardian. Its school profile states that every student in the Class of 2025 held a foreign passport, and most held American citizenship.

The school is organised into a Lower School (PreK–Grade 5), Middle School (Grades 6–8) and Upper School (Grades 9–12). The Upper School lists more than 200 courses, including school-designed courses, IB, AP, independent research and Global Online Academy classes. TAS is a member of NAIS, EARCOS and the IASAS sports and activities conference, among others. Total enrolment and class sizes are not published on the official pages we checked.

Taipei American School tuition and fees (2026–27, official)

Everything below comes from TAS’s Tuition & Fees for 2026-27 page and its How to Apply page, checked on 16 October 2026. TAS bills in New Taiwan dollars; the US dollar column is our own approximate conversion at US$1 = NT$32.2 (reference rate published 15 October 2026, via open.er-api.com), rounded to the nearest hundred, and is not a TAS figure.

What is included, and what is not

The two tuition totals already include the NT$50,000 enrolment deposit, which is non-refundable and is billed to new students with the acceptance letter. Bus, lunch, laptops, trips and supplies sit outside tuition. TAS states plainly that there are no sibling discounts: tuition and fees are due in full for each student. Financial aid or scholarships are not described on the fees page we checked. The fee schedule is set by the Board of Directors and “may change if conditions warrant”.

Payment terms and refunds

Semester 1 is billed on 15 May 2026 and due on 15 June 2026; semester 2 is billed on 1 October 2026 and due on 2 November 2026. Late payments carry a 2% monthly penalty. TAS accepts cash, cheques, bank and ATM transfers, US dollar wires and credit cards. Withdrawal notified by 15 July gets a 100% refund of first-semester tuition, capital fee, building and transport paid (less the deposit); after 15 July, 50%. Students who join mid-year are charged by academic quarter.

What four years at TAS cost at today’s prices

Using only official 2026–27 numbers, here is the arithmetic for one new student who joins in Grade 9 and stays through Grade 12, with no fee increases:

• Tuition: 4 × NT$1,055,105 = NT$4,220,420
• Capital fee NT$350,000 + application fee NT$10,000 + building fee 4 × NT$6,500 (NT$26,000) = NT$386,000
• Subtotal: NT$4,606,420 — about US$143,100 at US$1 = NT$32.2
• Add a Zone 1 round-trip bus (4 × NT$70,940 = NT$283,760) and TAS’s suggested lunch budget (4 × NT$40,000 = NT$160,000): NT$5,050,180, about US$156,800, before trips, supplies, a device and any fee rises

For two children, simply double the figures — there is no sibling reduction. Our guide to online vs in-person international school costs explains how campus budgets like this compare with online schooling more generally.

Who can enrol: Taiwan’s nationality rules and TAS eligibility

This is the question many families in Taiwan ask first. International schools such as TAS operate in Taiwan as schools for the children of foreign nationals, and their admission rules reflect that. TAS’s How to Apply page states that “your child must hold foreign (non-ROC) nationality” and must “reside in Greater Taipei with at least one parent or guardian.” In practice:

• The applicant’s valid foreign passport must be submitted before an admissions decision is made.
• Before attending class, families add a second proof of foreign nationality — for example a Taiwan arrival record in the foreign passport, a visa, ARC or APRC issued in Taiwan, a US Social Security card, a US birth certificate or Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or a certified copy of a US passport.
• Parents’ passports are collected too, because they determine priority. TAS’s priority order is: (1) a parent employed by the American Institute in Taiwan; (2) at least one parent holding a US passport; (3) both parents holding passports from a country other than the US. Current or accepted siblings and TAS alumni families also receive priority.

TAS’s wording is about nationality, not just passports, so a child who also holds ROC nationality should not assume that a foreign passport alone is enough. If your child is a dual national, ask TAS Admissions and Taiwan’s education authorities before you apply. Eligibility never guarantees a place: TAS places students only where space is available.

Admissions timeline and requirements

1. Applications open on 1 August of the year before entry. For 2027–28, the application opened on 1 August 2026. TAS accepts applications all year and decides on a rolling basis.
2. Apply online and pay the NT$10,000 application fee, then complete the document checklist for your child’s grade.
3. Recommendations and records: PreK–Grade 4 need a teacher recommendation form (opens 1 October) and school records; Grades 6–12 need reference forms from the current maths and English teachers and a counsellor or administrator.
4. Standardised tests (Grades 5–12): scores from the last two years, such as ERB CTP, SSAT, ISEE, PSAT, SAT or most US state tests. Applicants without one take the ISEE.
5. Interview for every family — in person or virtually for families overseas. For Grades 1–5 this includes a language and academic screening.
6. Decision: for the first semester (August), usually March to May; for the second semester, mid-November to late December.

English matters at entry. TAS uses the WIDA framework and sets minimum entry levels: Stage 1 for PreK–Grade 2, Stage 2 for Grades 3–5 and Stage 3 (“Fluent-Like”) for Grades 6–12. TAS admits students with mild learning differences into the regular programme, but not students with moderate or severe learning difficulties.

How a school day works: campus life and time zones

TAS is an in-person day school on Taiwan time (UTC+8, no daylight saving). Students attend the campus in northern Taipei, many arriving by school bus from one of three fare zones. The year runs in two semesters, with fees due in June and November. TAS does not publish a daily bell schedule on the official pages we checked, so we do not reproduce one here; ask Admissions for a typical day by division. Middle and Upper School students also have optional trips, and the school is part of the IASAS conference for athletics and activities.

For families comparing TAS with learning from home, the practical differences are commuting, a fixed campus timetable and the need to live in Greater Taipei. Our explainer on how an online international school day works shows what the other model looks like.

Accreditation, diploma and college recognition

TAS’s accreditation page states that it is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and that it is an official provider of International Baccalaureate courses and the IB Diploma and of Advanced Placement courses, including the AP Capstone Diploma. Upper School students can take the full IB Diploma, AP courses, a mix of the two, or graduate with an American high school diploma. TAS is also a PSAT and SAT test centre for its own families.

On outcomes, the school profile reports that 85% of Fall 2024 graduates enrolled in the United States, with Canada, the UK, Korea, Japan, Australia and the Netherlands among other popular destinations, and that Class of 2024 graduates went to 73 colleges in the US and Canada. IB and AP score averages are not published on the official pages we checked.

Taipei American School vs NIJIN GLOBAL ACADEMY vs two other options (official data)

Taipei European School (TES) and Morrison Academy are the two schools families most often weigh against TAS. TES is a British, French and German school with an IB high school; Morrison Academy is a Christian, American-curriculum school with a Taipei campus in Linkou. NIJIN GLOBAL ACADEMY (NGA) is a different kind of school altogether — online, for ages 6–18, and not yet open. Tuition figures below are per year in NT$; for TES and Morrison the yearly totals are our arithmetic from their official per-semester figures.

Sources: TAS tuition & fees 2026-27, TAS how to apply, Taipei European School fees and policies (2026-2027 School Fees PDF), Morrison Academy admissions (2026-27 Taipei campus fee schedule), Morrison Academy accreditation — checked 16 October 2026.

Reviews and common concerns, answered honestly

Parents researching TAS tend to raise the same questions. Here is what the official pages say, so you can weigh them yourself.

“Can our family even apply?”

Only if your child holds foreign (non-ROC) nationality and lives in Greater Taipei with a parent or guardian. Dual nationals should check before applying. If your child is not eligible, the comparison above shows that other foreign-national schools in Taiwan have similar rules — Morrison, for example, requires a passport from a country other than the ROC, PRC, Hong Kong or Macau.

“What does it really cost in US dollars?”

About US$29,700–32,800 a year in tuition at our approximate rate, plus roughly US$10,900 once for the capital fee. With bus and lunch, one Upper School student comes to about NT$1.17 million a year (≈ US$36,400). Because fees are in NT$, families paid in US dollars or other currencies also carry exchange-rate risk.

“Will my child get a place?”

TAS uses rolling admissions and priority categories. AIT families and families with a US-passport parent come first, and many grades fill by April. Applying soon after applications open on 1 August gives the best chance.

“What if my child is still learning English?”

Younger children can enter at lower WIDA stages, but from Grade 6 the minimum is Stage 3, and the Upper School does not offer EAL support. Families whose older child needs more English support should ask TAS directly, and compare schools that charge a separate EAL fee, such as TES and Morrison.

“Is it only for American families?”

No, but it is clearly American in orientation: US-passport families have priority, most of the Class of 2025 held American citizenship, and most graduates go on to US colleges. Families from other countries are a recognised priority group (both parents holding non-US passports), and the IB Diploma gives a route that is widely recognised outside the US too.

Alternatives to Taipei American School worth comparing

Taipei European School suits families who want a British pathway with the IB in High School, or French or German national curricula, at a lower published fee than TAS and with sibling discounts. Morrison Academy suits families who want an American, college-preparatory education in a Christian school setting, with campuses in Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung. If you are comparing cities across Asia, see our reviews of International School Manila tuition and fees and international schools in Seoul.

NIJIN GLOBAL ACADEMY (NGA) is a different kind of option. It is an online international school for ages 6–18 focused on Asia and Oceania, opening in September 2027 (planned), with free trial classes monthly from September 2026 and pre-opening trial classes in April–May 2027. Its first cohort is 100 students, and it is operated by NIJIN Inc. in Japan, whose alternative school NIJIN Academy has more than 1,000 students. NGA does not rank children by test scores: lessons are small-group live dialogue (classes of about 8), subjects are learned in English with a bilingual English–Japanese mentor, English levels follow the CEFR, and students join social co-creation projects with companies and governments plus international exchange. An optional Cambridge IGCSE / A-Level pathway is listed on the curriculum and timetable page. There is no academic entrance exam and no English requirement; it can run alongside a local school or as the main school, and it travels with the family if they relocate. Its timetable is built for Asia–Oceania daytime, which fits Taiwan’s time zone. Tuition is not yet published; NGA says it will be far more affordable than a typical international school, with no enrolment, facility or uniform fees, materials included and sibling discounts.

Be clear about the trade-offs: NGA is not yet open, is not yet accredited and has no graduates or track record. It offers no campus, no IB Diploma or AP programme, and nothing like TAS’s facilities, athletics or history since 1949. Families in Taiwan should also check how any online school fits their child’s legal schooling situation. If your child is eligible for TAS, ready for its English level and headed for US universities, TAS, TES and Morrison are the schools to compare.

For a wider view of online options, see our online international schools compared guide.

See how NGA admissions work →

Families in Shanghai can compare a large American-curriculum option in our Shanghai American School tuition review (official 2026–27 fees in RMB with an approximate USD conversion).

FAQ

How much does Taipei American School cost per year?

For 2026–27, tuition is NT$956,770 a year for PreK–Grade 5 and NT$1,055,105 for Grades 6–12 — roughly US$29,700 and US$32,800 at an approximate US$1 = NT$32.2 (15 October 2026). New students also pay a one-time NT$350,000 capital fee and a NT$10,000 application fee (official site, checked 16 October 2026).

Is Taipei American School accredited?

Yes. TAS states that it is accredited by WASC and is an official provider of the IB Diploma and of AP courses, including the AP Capstone Diploma. Students can also graduate with an American high school diploma.

Can international students enrol at TAS?

TAS is designed for them: the child must hold foreign (non-ROC) nationality and live in Greater Taipei with at least one parent or guardian. Children who hold ROC nationality do not meet this rule. Priority goes to AIT families, then families with a US-passport parent, then families where both parents hold other passports.

Is Taipei American School worth it?

That depends on your goals. For an eligible family aiming at US or international universities, TAS offers WASC accreditation, both IB and AP, and strong US college placement (85% of Fall 2024 graduates enrolled in the US). Weigh that against about NT$1.06 million a year in the upper grades, a NT$350,000 capital fee and no sibling discount.

What are the alternatives to Taipei American School?

Families usually compare Taipei European School (NT$674,200–836,000 a year from primary to the final high-school years) and Morrison Academy’s Taipei campus (NT$602,000–718,000 a year, our arithmetic from official figures). NIJIN GLOBAL ACADEMY is a very different, online option for ages 6–18 focused on Asia and Oceania, with no academic entrance exam and no English requirement; it opens in September 2027 and is not yet accredited.

Choosing calmly, with the full picture

Taipei American School is a long-established, highly regarded school, and applying is a big decision for any family. The most useful things you can do now are to confirm your child’s eligibility, budget the full cost in NT$ rather than just the headline tuition, and apply early if TAS is your first choice. Whichever school you choose, the right one is the place where your child will be known, stretched and happy.

Tuition and admissions details were checked on the official websites on 16 October 2026. Schools revise fees every year — always confirm on the official site before applying.

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