History of education in Taiwan

Under Qing dynasty rule, many traditional schools were established, mostly studying Chinese classics such as the teachings of Confucius.

After taking control of Taiwan, the Republic of China sought to remodel education on the island, a process that involved politicizing public schools and curtailing private ones.

[3]: 10  In 1954, the United States began providing significant funding for education in Taiwan, including to attract overseas Chinese.

[4] Aspects of politicized education in Taiwan included a mandatory university level course, which had first been introduced by the Kuomintang in mainland China in 1944 as "party principles".

The Council of Grand Justices ruled against mandatory university courses in 1995, and questions relating to Sun Yat-sen Thought were eventually removed from the General Scholastic Ability Test in 1999.