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Admissions & Enrolment

Welcome to the Magong Elementary family. Here is what you need to know about joining us — whether you are enrolling a first grader, transferring in, or moving to Penghu from overseas.

Who we admit

Four ways to join the school

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Grade 1 entry

Children turning six who live in the school's designated catchment area in Magong City. Notification letters are issued by the county each spring.

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Transfer students

Families relocating to Magong may apply to transfer at any point in the school year, subject to available places.

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Talent classes

The Music and Dance talent classes admit by aptitude assessment, held annually and open to students across Penghu County.

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Kindergarten

Our affiliated kindergarten has four classes and admits children aged 3–5 through the county's online application system.

The process

Enrolling a Grade 1 student

Taiwan's academic year begins in late August. The enrolment process for new first graders typically runs on the following timetable.

  1. Mar–AprThe county issues enrolment notification letters to families of children in the catchment area.
  2. Apr–MayThe school publishes its new student information page and holds an orientation session for parents.
  3. May–JunRegistration: families submit documents at the school office.
  4. JulClass allocation by public draw, with the results and class lists published on the school website.
  5. Late AugTerm begins.

Exact dates vary each year. The New Student Information Area on our Chinese website carries the current year's official announcements.

New student area (Chinese)

Documents usually required

  • Enrolment notification letter from the county
  • Household registration transcript (戶口名簿 or 戶籍謄本)
  • The child's health and immunisation record
  • Parent or guardian identification
  • Photographs, if requested that year

Families arriving from overseas should also bring residence documentation and any previous school records. Please contact the Office of Academic Affairs in advance so we can prepare.

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The terraced play and learning area on the Magong Elementary School campus
Welcome

Moving to Penghu?

We regularly welcome children from Taiwanese families returning from abroad and from New Immigrant families.

International families

Support for children arriving from overseas

Magong Elementary is a public school and instruction is primarily in Mandarin Chinese. That said, a child arriving with little or no Mandarin is not on their own here.

  • Learning support programme with individual and small-group instruction
  • New Immigrant language classes for children of immigrant families
  • English-speaking staff in the English department and foreign teacher team
  • Counselling office support during the settling-in period
  • Buddy arrangements within the class

If English is your family's stronger language, contact us by email and we will arrange for someone to reply in English.

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Questions

Frequently asked

Magong Elementary is a public school under Penghu County Government. Compulsory education in Taiwan is tuition-free for grades 1–6. Families contribute towards specific costs such as school meals, some materials and optional after-school activities. The affiliated kindergarten charges fees set by the county, with subsidies available.
Yes. Grade 1 places are allocated by household registration within our designated area of Magong City. Families outside the catchment area may apply to transfer in if places are available — please contact the Office of Academic Affairs to check.
Both are county-approved art talent classes open to students across Penghu. Entry is by aptitude assessment held once a year, typically in the spring. Students in these classes follow the standard curriculum alongside their specialist programme. Announcements are published on the Chinese website and on the classes' own social media pages.
Yes. The school runs after-school care and club programmes for families who need them, with enrolment opening each semester. Details and fees are announced on the Chinese website before each term.
The school has run special education provision since 1975, including self-contained special classes and a resource room. Support is arranged through an Individualised Education Programme developed with the family, the Office of Counselling and the county's special education assessment team.
Yes, and we would encourage it. Please contact the school office to arrange a time. We also hold an orientation session for incoming families each spring.

Still have a question?

The school office is open on weekdays during term time and is happy to help — in Chinese or in English.

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