Students must reside with their parents in greater Taipei. Based on the school's mission and Board policy noted above, qualified students are considered for admission to TAS according to the priority system outlined below. Students whom have siblings currently accepted into TAS, have previously attended TAS, or have a parent or sibling who is an alumni of TAS, will be given priority status within a given category. Parents hold USA citizenship and at least one is employed by the American Institute in Taiwan. Parents hold USA citizenship.
Parents hold citizenship other than that of the host country.
Parents born in the host country must be able to prove residency in the country of their foreign citizenship, having lived in the country of their citizenship or in another foreign country for a minimum of five years. One parent holds citizenship other than that of the host country. Parents born in the host country must be able to prove residency in the country of their foreign citizenship, having lived in the country of their citizenship or in another foreign country for a minimum of five years. Parents hold citizenship only in the host country or have acquired foreign citizenship but are not able to meet the expatriate residency criteria noted in categories three and four.