Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School


The Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School is a senior high school in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. TCFSH was the first high school founded by Taiwanese to educate pupils during the colonial days in Japanese-occupied Taiwan.
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Overview

The admission of Taichung First Senior High School is extremely competitive. Less than top 1% of scorers on the Basic Competence Test for Junior High School Students receive admission. A portion of graduates go on to attend university in Taiwan as well as worldwide, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and the University of California, Berkeley. For many international science and math competitions such as the International Mathematics Olympiad, the International Geography Olympiad, the International Physics Olympiad, the International Biology Olympiad, the Intel Science Fair, the International Chemistry Olympiad, the International Earth Science Olympiad, etc., students from TCFSH are regularly chosen to represent Taiwan.

History

Taichung First Senior High School was founded by elite members of gentry in Taichung, including, Lin Hsien-tang, Lin Hsiung-cheng,, and Koo Hsien-jung, and classes began on 1 May 1915, on the grounds of the former Taichung Elementary School. During Japanese rule, Taichung First Senior High School was the only school to admit Taiwanese students, as the two other high schools in Taiwan at the time accepted Japanese students exclusively. At its founding, Taichung First Senior High School employed only Japanese academic administrators, and enrollment was capped at 600 students. A student protest in 1927 led to 36 explusions, and the voluntary withdrawals of over a dozen other pupils.
  • In 1922, the school was transferred to the Taichung County government and the name was changed to Taichung County Taichung First Middle School.
  • In 1945, Taiwan is free from Japan's rule after World War II, and the school was renamed Taiwan Provincial First High School.
  • In 1948, The school was elected as one of the 39 best high schools in Republic of China. The only other high school in Taiwan that received this honor was the Taipei First Girls' High School.
  • In 1954, a satellite campus was established in Fengyuan City.
  • In 1987, the mathematic and physics class for gifted students was formed.
  • In 1996, the art class was formed. It was the first time that girls could be admitted to TCFSH.
  • In 2000, the name was changed to National Taichung First Senior High School.
  • In 2003, the language gifted class was created.
  • In 2009, the science class was established. It provided an alternative choice for many talented female students. Some first-tier female students who were qualified for the Taichung Girls' High School chose to enroll at TCFSH instead of TCGS.
  • In 2017, the name was changed to Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School.

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