Taipei Kuei Shan School

Taipei Kuei Shan School (KSS) is private coeducational Christian school located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. The school is fully accredited by the Taipei City Government Department of Education, a member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) as a private Christian school, and an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.

History
Established in August 1963 as a small private K-9 school, Taipei Kuei Shan School was founded by Professor Hsiong Hui-Ying and was intended to be an experiment in Taiwan Education.

In 2002, a Chinese-English dual-language immersion programme was launched at the school starting with the 1st and 2nd grades, which aimed to provide a better English literacy curriculum.

Taipei Kuei Shan School was recognised as an IB World School to offer the Diploma Programme on 26 February 2015, the Middle Years Programme on 1 March 2015, and the Primary Years Programme on 1 May 2016.

Curricular Programme
Taipei Kuei Shan School is an IB continuum school authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation. The school provides IB Diploma Programme, Middle Years Programme, and Primary Years Programme with a Taiwanese national curriculum perspective. The Pre-K to 12 curriculum is based on IB standards and benchmarks of the Taiwanese Ministry of Education. The school is accredited by the Taipei City Government Department of Education.

Extracurricular Programme
Taipei Kuei Shan School's extracurricular programme includes sports with competitions with members of the Taiwan International School Sports Association (TISSA), as well as local international and Taiwanese schools.

Varsity teams include basketball, volleyball, soccer, track and field, tennis, swimming, ultimate Frisbee, badminton, and cross country.

KSS participates in competitive sports with the following international schools in Taiwan:


 * American School Taichung (AST)
 * Dominican International School (DIS)
 * Grace Christian Academy (GCA)
 * Ivy Collegiate Academy (ICA)
 * I-Shou International School (IIS)
 * Kaohsiung American School (KAS)
 * Morrison Academy Taichung (MAT)
 * Morrison Academy Kaohsiung (MAK)
 * Morrison Academy Taipei (MAT)
 * Taipei European School (TES)
 * Taipei American School (Non TISSA Member)

Students also participate in the World Scholar's Cup competitions. They represented KSS with success in Shanghai (2010), Kuala Lumpur (2011), Bangkok (2012), and Dubai (2013).

Controversies
On 29 May 2021, when Taiwan was under Level 3 pandemic restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the KSS Board of Directors violated the regulations of the Taiwanese Ministry of Education on suspending in-person graduation ceremonies and still held the Senior Graduation Ceremony regardless. The Taipei City Government Department of Education stated that a fine of NT$300,000 was imposed, as well as penalties such as reduced classes or suspension of enrollment.