The one exception was AP Calculus BC, where the Fuhsing mean of 3.78 trailed the global mean of 3.82 by four hundredths of a point. Every other subject, from AP Precalculus (Fuhsing 4.79 vs global 3.55) to AP Human Geography (4.42 vs 3.14), cleared the global mean by a substantial margin.
This kind of across the board performance is unusual even among selective international schools. It reflects something specific about Fuhsing's Bilingual Department: a small cohort (79 graduates in the Class of 2025) operating under an academic standard that is, by design, high.
Fuhsing Bilingual Department operates an academic standard that is reviewed at every grade transition, particularly between Grade 6 and Grade 7, and again between Grade 9 and Grade 10. The school's intent is to maintain a consistently high academic benchmark across the program, and to ensure students entering each stage are prepared for the level of work ahead. Students who fall below the standard can be asked to move to the Local Division, to another school, or to repeat a year. This review process is a recent change introduced by the school's new management, and it is unusual among Taipei international and bilingual schools.
Because the process is relatively new, many families are not fully familiar with how it works until they are inside it. Harland has received feedback from a number of Fuhsing parents who have been anxious about their child being reviewed out of the school, or who have been working through the disruption of a transition. The concerns have been both academic and pastoral, and in several cases both at once.
This is not a criticism of Fuhsing's academic standards, which are part of what produces the school's strong results. It is context worth having when a family is deciding whether Fuhsing Bilingual Department is the right environment for their child. Schools enforce standards in different ways, and the way Fuhsing is currently choosing to do this is more explicit than at most comparable schools.
Fuhsing runs bilingual classes (雙語班) alongside general classes (普通班) inside the same school, rather than as a separate department. The figures below are the bilingual-class total per semester; the annual column is Harland's calculation, each figure multiplied by two.
| Level | Per semester | Annual (per semester × 2) |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary, Grades 1–2 | NT$85,303 | NT$170,606 |
| Elementary, Grades 3–4 | NT$85,353 | NT$170,706 |
| Elementary, Grades 5–6 | NT$85,153 | NT$170,306 |
| Junior high, Grade 7 | NT$85,153 | NT$170,306 |
| Junior high, Grades 8–9 | NT$85,753 | NT$171,506 |
| High school, Grades 10–12 | NT$84,953 | NT$169,906 |
Source: Fuhsing official 學雜費公告 (tuition-and-fees notice), 114 school year (2025–26), Semester 1, read from the notice itself. Checked August 2026. The 115 (2026–27) schedule was not yet posted.
The same notice lists both class types side by side, so the premium is directly visible. It sits on the 雜費 (miscellaneous) line.
| Level | General class, per sem. | Bilingual class, per sem. | Bilingual premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | NT$60,339–60,789 | NT$85,153–85,353 | +NT$25,764 |
| Junior high | NT$64,428 | NT$85,153–85,753 | +NT$23,125 |
| High school | NT$61,780 | NT$84,953 | +NT$26,773 |
| Included in the total | 雜費 (miscellaneous, which carries the bilingual premium); 學費 (tuition) at high school only, NT$26,162, since elementary and junior high are fee-free under compulsory-education rules; parents' association fee and group insurance; air-conditioning and textbooks. |
|---|---|
| Billed separately | Lunch, transport and after-school care do not appear on the notice and are billed outside it. |
Figures are for Grades 1 to 12. Kindergarten runs a single, separate schedule that bundles meals, so it is not comparable to the K–12 totals above.
Fuhsing is the lowest-fee school in the Taipei five, by a wide margin. Bilingual classes run about NT$170,000 a year all-in, against TES at NT$836,000 in the final High School years and TAS past a million. It is a US-curriculum AP track at roughly a fifth to a sixth of the international-school cost, because Fuhsing is a Taiwanese private school rather than a foreign one.
The premium for a bilingual class over a general one is modest and published: about NT$25,764 more per semester at elementary, NT$23,125 at junior high, and NT$26,773 at high school. These are the 114 school year (2025–26) figures, the most recent Fuhsing had posted when this was checked.
Taipei Fuhsing Private School was founded in 1946 as one of Taipei's earliest private elementary schools. For six decades it operated as a traditional Taiwanese private school, adding a high school division in 2006. The institution's reputation in the Taipei private school landscape was already long established by the time the Bilingual Department was introduced.
The Bilingual Department opened in 2007 with its first cohort of students, and the first Grade 10 Bilingual class followed in 2010. The Bilingual Department now runs in parallel to the Local Division across the same campus, sharing facilities but operating as a distinct academic program with a US style curriculum, Advanced Placement coursework, and English as the language of instruction across subjects.
This layered structure, a modern bilingual program inside a long standing Taiwanese private school, is part of what gives Fuhsing BD its particular character. Students are in a Taiwanese academic environment but following an American track, and the academic expectations reflect both traditions. The school's mission combines Taiwanese academic rigor with the university orientation of a US preparatory program, with the Bilingual Department specifically designed for families preparing students for overseas higher education.
The Bilingual Department runs a US style curriculum with Advanced Placement at its core. Students choose between a Science Track and a Social Track at Grade 10, each specializing further in subjects relevant to their university goals.
Science Track: up to 17 periods per week in science and mathematics. Suited to students targeting STEM, medicine, engineering, and related degrees.
Social Track: up to 15 periods per week in social sciences and humanities. Suited to students targeting economics, business, law, international relations, and humanities degrees.
Maximum AP load: up to 13 AP courses plus 4 Honors courses across Grades 10 to 12. Minimum graduation requirement: 150 credits.
Fuhsing Bilingual Department's May 2025 results represent one of the strongest AP cohorts in Taipei. Across 20 subjects tested, the Fuhsing mean exceeded the global mean in all but one.
Fuhsing Bilingual Department graduates apply primarily to US, UK, and Asia-Pacific universities. 98% of the Bilingual Department Class of 2025 and Class of 2026 entered four year colleges. A selection of cumulative matriculation below.
Fuhsing is a Taiwanese experimental private school, and the Bilingual Department is a division inside it, not a separate international school. That shapes admission. Entry is overwhelmingly by internal promotion, known as 直升, from the Fuhsing bilingual grade below, with only a narrow external channel. Fuhsing uses no standardized external test such as the SSAT or ISEE; the external channel is assessed by a school-administered examination, and places in it are very limited.
What we observe in the families we have helped navigate Fuhsing BD, alongside what is publicly known about the program. A useful filter before committing to the application and bilingual track.
Fuhsing Bilingual Department families come to us with a specific concern. Grade transitions, academic standards, and the worry of a student being reviewed out of the school. Our approach is shaped by that context, and by what we have learned actually helps students hold their place and thrive.
The Taipei guide, school-by-school coverage, and two Harland Review editorials families often read alongside Fuhsing BD.
A child qualifies in one of two ways: through a foreign passport held by the child or a parent (excluding China, Hong Kong and Macau), or through a qualifying period the parents spent abroad. It is the Bilingual Department of a Taiwanese private school, so eligibility is broader than a foreign-registered international school.
No. It is the Bilingual Department of Taipei Fuhsing Private School, a Taiwanese private school, delivering a US Advanced Placement track in English within a Taiwanese school rather than as a separate foreign-registered international school.
Tuition for the bilingual classes runs about NT$170,000 a year (roughly NT$85,000 per semester), which is lower than the foreign-registered international schools because it is a Taiwanese private-school fee. The full table is above.
Yes. Fuhsing runs a US AP track. In May 2025 its students outperformed the global mean in 19 of the 20 AP subjects tested.
The Bilingual Department serves Kindergarten through Grade 12, in Da-an District, Taipei, with English instruction across core subjects and a smaller, more academically intensive cohort than the full-international schools.
A consultation with our Student Coordinator is the fastest way to understand where your student is now and what preparation looks like. Whether the conversation is about academic readiness ahead of the entrance exam, support during a waitlist, or navigating a current Fuhsing grade transition, we can meet you where you are.