Hsinchu International School 新竹荷蘭國際學校
Location
#290, Niu Pu East Road, Xiangshan, Hsinchu City 30091 Taiwan
Information
Type	Private International School
Established	1981
Elementary School Principal	Rowena Lines
Secondary School Principal	Timothy Hicks
Head of school	Rowena Lines
Grades	Pre-kindergarten – 12th Grade
Mascot	Bamboo Lion
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Tuition	Pre-K & Kindergarten: NT$ 168,000 1st - 4th Grade: NT$ 181,000 5th - 6th Grade: NT$ 188,000 Grades 7 – 12: NT$ 237,000
Website	www.hdis.hc.edu.tw

Hsinchu International School (HIS; Chinese: 新竹荷蘭國際學校; Chinese: 新竹荷兰国际学校; pinyin: Xīnzhú Hélán Guójì Xuéxiào; Wade–Giles: Hsinchu Helan Kuochi Hsuehsiao) is a private, international school located in Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan offering education to foreign-born students.

History

Founded in 1981 by the Dutch Electronics Company Philips as a company school for the expatriate families they employed, it later grew to serve other expatriate families. While the latest name of the school is "Hsinchu Dutch International School", the Dutch language or curriculum have never been taught but the Chinese name reflects the history of the school.^[1]

In 1988 the school became an independent, licensed school through the Dutch Trade Office. It is officially recognized by the American Institute in Taiwan and Ministry of Education. It began as a K-7 grade school, but added a Secondary Department. The Secondary Department (grades 7 to 12) received WASC candidacy in August 2008^[2] and attained full accreditation in August 2011.^[3]

Campus

HIS relocated to its current location in 2007, to a newly constructed 5-story campus adjacent to Xiangshan Municipal Elementary School. There is an auditorium, music studios, a weight room, a canteen, science laboratories (for both elementary and secondary students), a dance studio, a computer lab, and a library within the school.^[4]