Taichung First Senior High School was founded by elite members of gentry in Taichung in 1915, including Lin Lie-tang (林烈堂 [zh]), Lin Hsien-tang (林獻堂), Lin Hsiung-cheng (林熊徵), Tsai Lien-fang (蔡蓮舫 [zh]) and Koo Hsien-jung (辜顯榮). Fought against the unfair education policy of the Japanese colonial government, they established the Taichung Middle School (台灣公立台中中學校) to provide better education to the young Taiwanese who did not have the opportunity to attend middle schools which were reserved for the Japanese children exclusively.
In 1922, the school was transferred to the Taichung County government and the name was changed to Taichung County Taichung First Middle School (台中州立台中第一中學校). It was the only school which was established exclusively for Taiwanese student when Taiwan was under Japan's rule.
In 1945, Taiwan is free from Japan's rule after World War II, and the school was renamed Taiwan Provincial First High School (台灣省立台中第一中學).
In 1948, The school was elected as one of the 39 best high schools in Taiwan. The only other high school in Taiwan that received this honor was the Taipei First Girl's 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 High School (國立台中第一高級中學).
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 (TCGS) chose to enroll at TCFSH instead of TCGS.
In 2017, the name was changed to Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School (台中市立台中第一高級中等學校).
Henry T. Yang - The chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara since 1994. A member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
