Senior High School Education Act Article 56
This English translation was last updated on 2021-05-26, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-09-23. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Senior high school students may be enrolled tuition-free if they meet certain requirements. However, this will not be applicable to students without a R.O.C. nationality, to those who return after dropping out, and to students at private schools that meet the provision in Paragraph 1 of Article 36.The tuition waived in the previous Paragraph shall be compiled and included in the government budget. Public senior high school students shall be exempted from tuition in registration; private senior high school students shall be exempted from tuition in registration and schools shall compile its list of tuition waiving students and report to the competent authority to apply for appropriation of funds.Funds required for the tuition waiver in Paragraph 1 shall be allocated by the central competent authority with the exception of the following situations, under such cases funds shall be allocated by the corresponding competent authorities:1.The corresponding competent authorities already provided them before this Act is enacted.2.Other acts and regulations stipulate that the corresponding competent authorities shall provide them.3.Due to jurisdiction changes after this Act is enacted, the funds required for tuition-waiver has been transferred to the corresponding competent authorities.With the exception of the tuition-free regulation in Paragraph 1, senior high schools may charge students necessary expenditures such as tuition, sundry fees, collecting fees, and processing fees; regulations regarding tuition-wavering requirements, subsidies, charging items and purpose, amount, exemption, refund, and other relevant matters shall be stipulated by the central competent authority jointly with the municipal or county（city）competent authorities.
中文原文 高級中等教育法第56條
高級中等學校學生，符合一定條件者，免納學費。
但未具有中華民國國籍、重讀及符合第三十六條第一項私立學校之學生，不適用之。
前項免納之學費，由政府編列預算補助學生。
公立高級中等學校學生，由各校於註冊時逕免繳納；私立高級中等學校學生，由各校於註冊時免予繳納後，造具清冊函報各該主管機關請撥經費。
第一項免納學費所需經費，除下列情形由各該主管機關負擔者外，由中央主管機關負擔之：
一、本法施行前已由各該主管機關負擔。
二、依其他法規規定由各該主管機關負擔。
三、本法施行後因主管機關管轄變更，免納學費所需經費已移由各該主管機關負擔。
除第一項免納學費規定外，高級中等學校得向學生收取學費、雜費、代收代付費、代辦費等必要費用；其免納學費之一定條件與補助、收費項目、用途、數額、減免、退費及其他相關事項之辦法，由中央主管機關會商直轄市、縣（市）主管機關定之。
但未具有中華民國國籍、重讀及符合第三十六條第一項私立學校之學生，不適用之。
前項免納之學費，由政府編列預算補助學生。
公立高級中等學校學生，由各校於註冊時逕免繳納；私立高級中等學校學生，由各校於註冊時免予繳納後，造具清冊函報各該主管機關請撥經費。
第一項免納學費所需經費，除下列情形由各該主管機關負擔者外，由中央主管機關負擔之：
一、本法施行前已由各該主管機關負擔。
二、依其他法規規定由各該主管機關負擔。
三、本法施行後因主管機關管轄變更，免納學費所需經費已移由各該主管機關負擔。
除第一項免納學費規定外，高級中等學校得向學生收取學費、雜費、代收代付費、代辦費等必要費用；其免納學費之一定條件與補助、收費項目、用途、數額、減免、退費及其他相關事項之辦法，由中央主管機關會商直轄市、縣（市）主管機關定之。