Laws Information

法規資訊
Title: Educational Fundamental Act
Am Date: 2013-12-11
Legislative History: Amended promulgated pursuant to Zong-Tung (102) Hau-Zong-Yi-Yi No.10200225111 on December 11,2013, with a total of 17 articles.

Transaction

Amendment

Article 6
Education shall be based on the principle of impartiality.
Schools may not engage in promotional or other activities for any specific political group. Neither the competent education administrative authority nor any school may force school administrative personnel, teachers, or students to participate in any political group or political activity.
Public schools may not engage in promotional or other activities for any specific religion or belief. Neither the competent education administrative authority nor any public school may force school administrative personnel, teachers, or students to participate in any religious activity.
Private schools may organize specific religious activities aligned with the purpose for which the school was established or with the specific nature of the school; they shall respect the wishes of school administrative personnel, teachers and students to participate in such activities, and may not treat any person in a discriminatory way because they do not participate. However, religious colleges shall be governed by the Private School Law.

Article 11
The number of years of basic national education shall be extended to meet the needs of society as it develops. The implementation of any such extension shall be regulated separately by law.
The staffing of schools of all kinds that provide the education referred to in the preceding paragraph shall in principle be undertaken to create small schools with small class sizes; the central competent education administrative authority shall meet with municipal, county, and city governments each year to estimate the forecast numbers of students and teachers for the following five years, in order to plan the numbers of grades, classes, and students, and teacher staffing appropriately, and to provide schools with the assistance they require.