Regulations for the Establishment and Management of Private Elementary Schools, Junior and Senior High Schools, and Affiliated Preschools for International Residents Article 8
To apply for the establishment of a SIR, the following criteria shall be upheld:1. the ratio of full-time teachers to students shall be adjusted according to the number of students enrolled. For a school with less than 540 students, the ratio of full-time teachers to students shall not be less than 1:15. If the number of students is greater than 540, such a ratio shall not be less than 1:20.2. the campus shall occupy sufficient land premise;3. the installation, operation and maintenance of school buildings and the equipment associated therewith shall comply with relevant rules and regulations of the Taiwanese authorities;4. the School shall solicit and maintain a sufficient sum of establishment fund commensurate with the scale of the school, along with adequate operating budget for tasks including purchase or lease of real estate, construction and equipment, and normal annual expense preparation for conducting the school’s daily operation;5. the employment of qualified teachers in accordance with relevant laws and regulations of the respective home country of the SIR.Half of the full-time teacher seats designated in accordance with Paragraph 1 Section 1 of this Article may be offset by hiring part-time teachers at the ratio of three part-time teachers being equivalent to one full-time teacher.
中文原文 私立高級中等以下外國僑民學校及附設幼兒園設立及管理辦法第8條
申請設立外國僑民學校，應符合下列設立基準：
一、專任教師與學生人數之比例，依學生人數多寡定之。
學生人數未達五百四十人者，其專任教師與學生之比例不得低於一比十五；學生人數為五百四十人以上者，其專任教師與學生之比例不得低於一比二十。
二、應有足夠校地面積。
三、校舍及其相關設備，依主管機關之規定辦理。
四、依學校規模籌足設校基金，並有充足之設校經費（包括購地或租地、建築及設備等經費）及維持學校運作所需之每年經常費。
五、依該外國有關規定聘請合格教師。
前項第一款專任教師之半數，得以兼任教師折抵，並以兼任教師三人折抵專任教師一人計算。
一、專任教師與學生人數之比例，依學生人數多寡定之。
學生人數未達五百四十人者，其專任教師與學生之比例不得低於一比十五；學生人數為五百四十人以上者，其專任教師與學生之比例不得低於一比二十。
二、應有足夠校地面積。
三、校舍及其相關設備，依主管機關之規定辦理。
四、依學校規模籌足設校基金，並有充足之設校經費（包括購地或租地、建築及設備等經費）及維持學校運作所需之每年經常費。
五、依該外國有關規定聘請合格教師。
前項第一款專任教師之半數，得以兼任教師折抵，並以兼任教師三人折抵專任教師一人計算。