Our Mission
The mission of the International Bilingual School at Tainan-Science-Park is to serve the bilingual needs of the international community found at the Southern Taiwan Science Park, and to motivate and prepare our multicultural students to become collaborative, creative individuals who think critically, communicate effectively, and become, as a result, lifelong learners and productive members of the global community.
Our Vision
In partnership with parents and the community, IBST will inspire, support, and nurture our multi-cultural students to be well-educated and empathetic global citizens.
School-Wide Learning Outcome (SLOs)
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School and Community
One of the high tech Science based industrial Parks in Taiwan, the National Nanke International Experimental High School (NNKIEH), resides in the Southern Taiwan Science Park. Founded in 2006, NNKIEH endeavors to ensure a good academic environment for the children of both the Science Park employees as well as overseas-hire high tech professionals. NNKIEH, a public,multicultural, co-educational school serving grades 1 – 12 consists of four departments. Three of the departments serve the local Chinese-speaking students and uses the Taiwan (R.O.C.) national curriculum while the Bilingual Department (the International Biligingual School at Tainan-Science-Park or IBST) serves students in the English-speaking community who seek an American college-preparatory education. IBST parts include those employed in tertiary education, business, science and medicine, and technology. Eighty-three percent of Bilingual Department parents holds advanced degrees. Out of a total NNKIEH school enrolment of 2348, 109 students from 14 nationalities attend IBST.
Key Milestones in the Development of NNKIEH/IBST
1993 Executive Yuan meeting declared the establishment of the
Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) in the Economic
Revitalization Project.
1997 Detailed Plan of STSP approved by the Ministry of the Interior.
2002 NanKe Elementary School opens to 120 2nd graders (September).
2002 NanKe Junior High School opens to 160 7th graders (September).
2003 NanKe Elementary School bilingual class opens to 5 1st graders
(September).
2003 NanKe Junior High School bilingual class opens to 10 7th graders
(September).
2005 The Bilingual Department selects an entrance examination.
2005 The Bilingual Department adopts the regular department’s Chinese
program as the basis for the bilingual department’s program.
2005 STSP unveils NNKIEH founding projects and high school
design principle.
2005 The Bilingual Department adopts California standards.
2006 Ministry of Education approves high school projects (Spring).
2006 Interim Office is set up and NNKIEH founding project is launched
(April).
2006 Dr. Hsu-Chang Tai is hired as Founding Principal (July).
2006 NanKe Elementary School and NanKe Junior High School joins
NNKIEH (August).
2006 NNKIEH selects its first Bilingual Department Director.
2008 The Bilingual Department adopts the CTP4 as a common
standardized test for grades 2-8.
2010-2012 Co-curriculars expand to include MUN, debate, journalism,
soccer (futsal), and world scholar’s.
2010-2012 The Bilingual Department expands its courses in AP to
include Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Economics (Macro and
Micro), English (Liternature/ Language), and US History.
2010 Doctoral Candidate Kun Tsan Lin is hired as the second principal
(August).
2010 The Bilingual Department identifies accreditation as a major goal
and WASC as its proposed accreditng agency.
2010 The Bilingual Department organizes its first Student Council.
2011 The Bilingual Department host the 1st Annual Nanke Invitational
Forensics Tournament (NIFTy).
2011 The Bilingual Department adopts NNKIEH school discipline model
and set of standards.
2012 The Bilingual Department Boys' Futsal Team won 6th Place of
National High School Futsal Tournament (May).
2012 The Bilingual Department runs the Nanke Interact club.
2012 The Bilingual Department is approved by the Southern Taiwan
Science Park Administration to be officially called International
Bilingual School at Tainan-Science-Park (IBST).
2012 IBST had its Western Association of Schoolsand Colleges Initial Visit
from the Executive Director of WASC, Dr. David Brown (October).
2013 IBST was granted 3-year Candidacy of the Western Association of
Schools and Colleges (February).
2015 IBST Girls' Futsal Team won 4th Place of National High School
Futsal Tournament (May).
2015 IBST adopts the MAP as a common standardizedtest for grades 2-8.
2016 IBST was granted 6-year Accredication of the Western Association
of Schools and Colleges.
2017 Mr. Wen-Jyh Chyn is hired as the third principal (August).
2018 IBST first introduces Virtual High School Classes to our students.
2019 IBST had its first WASC Mid-Cycle Visit in Spring.
2021 Dr. Ming-Hui Tsai is hired as the forth principal (August).
2022 IBST was granted the second 6-year Accreditation of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
