Regulations Governing the Establishment, Restructuring, Merger and Discontinuation of Schools and Branch Campuses and Branch Departments at the Senior High School Level or Below Article 4
“Change” in these Regulations refers to a change of name, restructuring, or merger of the schools.“Change of name” in the preceding paragraph refers to any of the following circumstances:1. A school is changed to a different type of senior high school.2. A school changes its name due to other reasons for the needs of school development.“Restructuring” in the first paragraph refers to any of the following circumstances:1. Senior high schools:(1) A senior high school (with an affiliated junior high division) is restructured into a junior high school.(2) A senior high school (with an affiliated elementary division and a junior high division) is restructured into an elementary and junior high school, a junior high school, or an elementary school.(3) A vocational senior high school is restructured into a junior college, or vice versa.2. Private elementary schools and junior high schools:(1) An elementary school is restructured into an elementary and junior high school or a junior high school.(2) An elementary and junior high school is restructured into an elementary school.(3) A junior high school is restructured into an elementary school.(4) A junior high school is restructured into a senior high school (with an affiliated junior high division).(5) An elementary and junior high school is restructured into a senior high school (with an affiliated elementary division and a junior high division).Restructured schools under Subparagraph 2 above shall only be private schools.“Merger” in the first paragraph refers to one of the following circumstances:1. A school together with its branch campus(es) and branch department(s) is merged with another school together with its branch campus(es) and branch department(s).2. A school endowment corporation (hereafter referred to as “school corporation”) is merged with a private school established by another school corporation.3. A senior high school, private junior high school, private elementary and junior high school, or private elementary school becomes an affiliated school of a teacher training university.
中文原文 高級中等以下學校及其分校分部設立變更停辦辦法第4條
本辦法所稱變更，指學校之改名、改制、合併。
前項所稱改名，指下列情形之一：
一、改為不同類型高級中等學校。
二、其他因學校校務發展需要之改名。
第一項所稱改制，指下列情形之一：
一、高級中等學校：
（一）高級中等學校（附設國民中學部）改制為國民中學。
（二）高級中等學校（附設國民中學部、國民小學部）改制為國民中小學、國民中學或國民小學。
（三）技術型高級中等學校改制為專科學校，或專科學校改制為技術型高級中等學校。
二、私立國民中學以下學校：
（一）國民小學改制為國民中小學或國民中學。
（二）國民中小學改制為國民小學。
（三）國民中學改制為國民小學。
（四）國民中學改制為高級中等學校（附設國民中學部）。
（五）國民中小學改制為高級中等學校（附設國民中學部、國民小學部）。
前項第二款改制後之學校，以私立學校為限。
第一項所稱合併，指下列情形之一：
一、學校連同其分校、分部與其他學校連同其分校、分部之合併。
二、學校財團法人（以下簡稱學校法人）合併其他學校法人所設私立學校。
三、高級中等學校、私立國民中學、私立國民中小學及私立國民小學，改隸為師資培育之大學附屬學校。
前項所稱改名，指下列情形之一：
一、改為不同類型高級中等學校。
二、其他因學校校務發展需要之改名。
第一項所稱改制，指下列情形之一：
一、高級中等學校：
（一）高級中等學校（附設國民中學部）改制為國民中學。
（二）高級中等學校（附設國民中學部、國民小學部）改制為國民中小學、國民中學或國民小學。
（三）技術型高級中等學校改制為專科學校，或專科學校改制為技術型高級中等學校。
二、私立國民中學以下學校：
（一）國民小學改制為國民中小學或國民中學。
（二）國民中小學改制為國民小學。
（三）國民中學改制為國民小學。
（四）國民中學改制為高級中等學校（附設國民中學部）。
（五）國民中小學改制為高級中等學校（附設國民中學部、國民小學部）。
前項第二款改制後之學校，以私立學校為限。
第一項所稱合併，指下列情形之一：
一、學校連同其分校、分部與其他學校連同其分校、分部之合併。
二、學校財團法人（以下簡稱學校法人）合併其他學校法人所設私立學校。
三、高級中等學校、私立國民中學、私立國民中小學及私立國民小學，改隸為師資培育之大學附屬學校。