Taipei Municipal Zhong-zheng Senior High School

Taipei Municipal Zhong Zheng High School (TM ZZSH) was founded in 1945. Dubbed as the second largest school campus-wide in Taipei City. The school is on a changing trajectory located in a Taipei City Development Project, which is a science and technology park under construction. It has a rich tradition that makes the school the home of talents and sound youth. The profile of staffs in TM ZZSH is committed to creating a positive and active class, and also committed to professional ethics, standards of practice and the care of young children.

TM ZZSH has long been recognized as one of the best academic high schools in Taipei, with over 98 percent of its senior graduates going to universities and colleges in Taiwan and global. The school boasts its excellent implementation of national curriculum and its international division and linkage with schools and universities locally and abroad. The school attracts students from the wider community of Taipei, and New Taipei City, Taoyuan City and the neighboring suburbs.

TM ZZSH is well-known for its open atmosphere in Education. And its aim is to develop a supportive learning environment for students. It has been the experimental school of school-based curriculum development and offered two experimental classes of science and language learning. Now, it is one of the pioneer schools in Taiwan to implement the New Pedagogy Deep Learning which set the focus on 6 competences development through supportive teaching strategies. In order to equip students’ competences to adopt to the rapidly changes, TM ZZSH emphasize the hands-on projects and cooperate with Siemens and National Taipei University of Technology to implement Artificial Intelligence Program.     

TM ZZSH has been playing the role of pioneer school in international programs in Taiwan. TM ZZSH started its international division in February 2018. The Joint Diploma Program (JDP) with Fairmont International School is the very first international joint diploma program in Taiwan. The JDP aims to equip students with the rigorous academic knowledge and critical thinking skills necessary to succeed at English language universities and ultimately in an increasingly globalized world. 

Under the leadership of Principal Chiang, TM ZZSH has high performance in teaching and learning and got the reliance of partner schools. TM ZZSH led five other high schools in Taipei to implement the first International Foundation Year (IFY) Program in August 2019. The IFY Program is accredited by NCUK and has worked to provide courses in four streams, Business, Arts and Design, Science and Engineering, and assists in matching students with comparable majors in 48 partnered universities and colleges in the UK, the US, Australia and Zealand. TM ZZSH organized Taipei Schools of IFY and provided the supports for partner schools.

TM ZZSH has the largest number of students taking international courses in Taipei and has most various international divisions. TM ZZSH students also enjoy rich active extracurricular lives with over 40 on-campus clubs and organizations. Students in TM ZZSH are highly self-driven and self-committed. TM ZZSH has set the community service learning as one of the requirements of diploma. TM ZZSH’s students are welcome by higher education and its alumni contribute to the progressive society.

TM ZZSH is a school with a clear and shared vision which is fulfilled by the focus professional developments. TM ZZSH is a school with a supportive learning environment to maintain the high standards and expectations for all students. TM ZZSH is a school with effective school leadership that result in the high levels of collaboration and communication.