Pacific American School

What Pacific American School does

Pacific American School (PAS) is a private, American-accredited K-12 international school located in Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, operating on a single campus with a teaching and administrative headcount of approximately 64 staff. Founded in 2007, PAS serves school-age children in Grades 1-12 and is governed by a School Board and School Advisory Board that includes current and former senior executives from TSMC, ASML, Arm Taiwan, Samsung Taiwan, AUO Corp., Silicon Motion, Cadence, MediaTek, Foxconn, and Morgan Stanley — providing direct line-of-sight into the surrounding semiconductor and AI industry cluster.

Academically, PAS delivers an American curriculum with AP course offerings and 200+ course selections, organized around English, Math & Technology, Science, Social Studies, and Art & Design departments at Elementary, Middle, and High School levels. Curriculum integration is built on STEAM, Project-Based Learning (PBL), and Design Thinking, with a portfolio of differentiated Capstone Programs including an AIoT (Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things) program developed in partnership with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), VEX Robotics with AI integration (machine learning, computer vision, autonomous programming), an Ecosystem & Sustainability track (Eco-garden, Upcycling, Sustainable Art), Finance & Entrepreneurship, Model United Nations, and an NSDA-aligned Debate Club. Documented student outcomes include college placements at Ivy League, US Top 30, UK Russell Group, and leading Australian and Canadian institutions.

Commercially, PAS operates a tuition-driven revenue model with Grade 1-5 tuition at NT$319,800 per semester and Grade 6-12 tuition at NT$394,300 per semester, supplemented by ESL (NT$70K–80K/semester), a boarding/dormitory program (NT$150K/semester), and non-refundable registration, capital, and facility & technology fees. Acquisitions run through an OpenApply-powered online admissions portal supplemented by ERB standardized testing (NT$5,500) and a sales-led funnel comprising on-campus tours, virtual tours, and off-campus Open House events (including at the Grand Hyatt Taipei). Operations are supported by a PowerSchool Student Information System and a Google Sites-based MyPAS portal for students, parents, and faculty, with the school operating as a Google School since 2014. The stated go-to-market prioritizes US or second-passport holders and English-proficient families, and PAS positions itself with small class sizes and limited-by-design enrollment on a single Taiwan campus.

Name

Pacific American School

Legal name

Pacific American School

Website

https://pacificamerican.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Pacific American School is a private, American-accredited K-12 international school in Zhubei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, serving Grades 1-12 families with a STEAM, AIoT, and VEX Robotics-integrated curriculum, AP courses, and documented placements at leading global universities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

Keywords

• K-12 international education
• American curriculum school
• STEAM education programs
• College preparatory school
• Boarding school services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zhubei City

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees (K-12 Academic Programs): PAS generates the majority of its revenue from tuition fees charged per semester for academic programs. Grade 1-5 tuition is NT$319,800 per semester; Grade 6-12 tuition is NT$394,300 per semester. Additional fees include ESL support (NT$70,000-80,000 per semester), boarding/dormitory (NT$150,000 per semester), capital fees, facility & technology fees, registration fees, transportation, and optional lunch programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pacific American School is a private K-12 international school in Zhubei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan that delivers an American-accredited curriculum for Grades 1-12, integrated with technology (AIoT, VEX Robotics, STEAM), sustainability education, and college preparation. The school offers day and boarding student options, charges tuition per semester, and supplements academics with capstone programs, Model UN, Debate Club, sports teams, and after-school clubs. Supporting infrastructure includes PowerSchool for student records and Google-based portals for parents, students, and faculty.

Product overview

Pacific American School (PAS) is a K–12 international school in Zhubei, Taiwan, offering a unified educational program structured around academic departments (English, Math & Technology, Science, Social Studies, Art & Design) and a portfolio of Capstone Programs. The academic program is organized by school level (Elementary Grades 1–5, Middle School Grades 6–8, High School Grades 9–12), with AP courses, STEAM integration, and 200+ course offerings. The Capstone Programs form the experiential core and include AIoT (AI and Internet of Things) and VEX Robotics (which integrates AI concepts such as machine learning and computer vision), the Ecosystem and Sustainability track (Ecosystem Program, Upcycling Program, Sustainable Art), and Finance & Entrepreneurship. Co-curricular offerings span Model United Nations, Debate Club, Sports Teams, and School Clubs. Technology education runs from block coding in elementary school to AP-level Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Modeling, and AIoT Applications in high school. Supporting platforms include the PowerSchool Student & Parent Portal for academic records and the Google-powered MyPAS portal for calendars and resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Academic Program (Grades 1-12)
• Boarding/Dormitory Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates gain admission to top universities worldwide including Ivy League, US Top 30, UK Russell Group, and top Australian/Canadian institutions (2024 and 2026 admission lists demonstrate placements at UPenn, Northwestern, Cornell, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Cambridge, etc.)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)coreTechnology or IntegrationPAS collaborates with NYCU to enrich the AIoT program, providing students with expert-led workshops and mentorship from NYCU faculty, access to advanced research facilities and resources for project development, opportunities for collaborative projects bridging academia and industry, and exposure to cutting-edge advancements in AI and IoT technologies. NYCU is a leader in technology and research in Taiwan.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Singapore American School: A flagship American international school in Asia with ~4,000 students and a long track record of top-tier university placements. A broader incumbent peer: comparable American curriculum and target demographic but at significantly larger scale and with deeper institutional resources.
• Shanghai American School: One of the largest and most established American international schools in Asia, operating two campuses serving expatriate families across Greater China. Comparable business model and American-accredited curriculum, but operates at much larger scale and serves a broader market than PAS.

Regional players

• Concordia International School Hanoi: An American-accredited K-12 international school serving expatriate families in Hanoi with AP courses and college preparation. Comparable model and curriculum structure but operating in a different geography; useful as a regional peer for benchmarking operations.

Direct peers

• Dominican International School: A Catholic private K-12 international school in Taipei offering American curriculum and IB programmes. Targets similar expatriate and Taiwanese families seeking international education in Taiwan, overlapping with PAS's value proposition.
• Taipei American School: The most directly comparable peer: a private American-accredited K-12 international school in Taiwan serving expatriate and Taiwanese families seeking U.S.-style curriculum and college preparation. Both compete for the same expat and internationally-oriented family segment in Taiwan.
• Kang Chiao International School: A large private international school in northern Taiwan offering American-track curriculum with AP courses and bilingual programs. Competes with PAS for Taiwanese families seeking American-style college preparation, though at a larger scale.
• Asia American International Academy (AAIA): A private K-12 international school in Taiwan offering American curriculum with AP courses. Targets a similar expatriate and internationally-oriented family segment in Taiwan, making it a direct competitor in admissions.
• Hsinchu International School: A K-12 international school located in the same Hsinchu market as PAS, serving expatriate families affiliated with the Hsinchu Science Park. Direct competitor for the same local catchment of semiconductor and tech-industry families.
• Morrison Academy Taiwan: A private Christian international school with multiple Taiwan campuses offering American-accredited K-12 education. Directly comparable model, customer base, and curriculum, with a longer operational history and multiple-campus scale.

Others

• PowerSchool (SIS vendor): Not a competitor but a vendor — PAS uses PowerSchool as its Student Information System. Included as an ecosystem dependency and adjacent technology infrastructure relevant to PAS's operations and product offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/pacificamerican

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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