Taipei American School
| Taipei American School 台北美國學校 |
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| Location | |
| 800 Chung Shan N. Road, Section 6, Taipei 11152 Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Coordinates | 25°6′57″N 121°31′48″E / 25.11583°N 121.53000°ECoordinates: 25°6′57″N 121°31′48″E / 25.11583°N 121.53000°E |
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| Type | Private independent school |
| Established | 1949 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Sharon D. Hennessy |
| Faculty | 269 |
| Enrollment | 820 lower school, 586 middle school, 885 upper school |
| Campus | Urban, 15 acres (61,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Team name | Tigers and Tiger sharks |
| Tuition | NT$693,800 for middle and upper school NT$625,585 for lower school |
| Website | www.tas.edu.tw |
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| Traditional Chinese | 台北美國學校 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 台北美国学校 | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Táiběi Měiguó Xuéxiào |
| Wade–Giles | T'ai-pei Mei-kuo Hsüeh-hsiao |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Taibei Meiguo Syuesiao |
Taipei American School (Chinese: 台北美國學校; abbreviation TAS) is a private international school with an American-based curriculum located in Tianmu (T'ien-mu), Shilin District (Shih-lin), Taipei City.
Founded in 1949, the school served as a U.S. Department of Defense contract school during the U.S. military presence in Taiwan from the 1950s to 1970s. Upon the termination of diplomatic relations between the United States and the ROC in 1979, TAS was reorganized into a private international school. The school is operated by the Taipei American School Foundation under contract to the American Institute in Taiwan, the United States' quasi-embassy in Taiwan.
Most graduates of TAS go on to attend colleges and universities in United States, although some choose to attend schools in other countries. As required by ROC law, TAS admits only students who hold foreign (i.e. non-ROC) passports.
The first meeting of Taipei American School took place on September 26, 1949, in the basement of Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Zhongshan North Road, with eight students. This marked the beginning of the "missionary era" where Taiwanese and American medical missionaries were instrumental in founding TAS and providing it with students. The first class of students included American, European, and Taiwanese students.
By 1951, the influx of missionaries and business people escaping from the communist victory in mainland China caused enrollment to grow to 120 students. By 1952, TAS was forced to relocate to Nong'an East Road to provide space for the growing student population
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