Milestones
| 1919 (Taisho 8) | |
| 12‧5 | The Governor-General of Taiwan Den Kenjirō ordered the Director-General of Civilian Affairs to plan for the establishment of a university and joint education programs between Taiwanese and Japanese students. |
| 1920 (Taisho 9) | |
| September | The Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan allocated a budget for the establishment of new seven-year higher schools. |
| 1922 (Taisho 11) | |
| February to April | Regulations such as the Taiwan Education Rescript, Government Organization of Various Schools, and Regulations of the High School were promulgated in succession. |
| 4‧23 | Inauguration ceremony of the Higher School of the Government-General of Taiwan and the first entrance ceremony for the general studies program. The school temporarily borrowed part of the campus of First Taihoku Prefectural Secondary School as its premises. Along with Tokyo Higher School and Musashi Higher School, it was among the earliest seven-year higher schools established in Japan. Matsumura Tsutou, the president of First Taihoku Prefectural Secondary School, served as the school’s first president. The first general studies program admitted 40 first-year students and 40 second-year students simultaneously, and classes began on the 25th. |
| 1925 (Taisho 14) | |
| 5‧3 | The Shishinryo student dormitory was established within First Taihoku Prefectural Secondary School for students in the advanced studies program. “Shishinryo” was named after Mount Qixing (pronounced “Shishin” in Japanese) located near Taipei. The name was given by the dormitory supervisor, Shoji Mantaro. |
| 5‧4 | First entrance ceremony for the advanced studies program. |
| 5‧26 | The second president, Misawa Tadasu, took office. |
| June | Establishment of the Student Association and 15 student clubs: Debate, Arts & Culture, Travel, Tennis, Judo, Kendo, Archery, Gardening, Painting, Hockey, Athletics, Swimming, Music, Baseball, and Sumo. |
| 1926 (Taisho 15) | |
| 3‧5 | Launch of the campus literary magazine Shōfū. |
| 3‧20 | Completion of the General Classrooms (now the Pu Building). |
| 3‧31 | Completion of the Student Lounge (now Wen-Huei Hall). |
| 4‧25 | The school moved to its current location at the Guting main campus. The ping-pong club was established. |
| 9‧10 | The first Moonlit Boat Excursion was held on the Xindian River, and Ode to the Moonlit Boat Ride was composed. |
| 1927 (Showa 2) | |
| 4‧23 | The day was designated as the school’s founding anniversary. |
| 5‧10 | Completion of the Physics and Chemistry Classroom (now demolished and rebuilt). |
| 5‧13 | The school’s name was changed to “Taihoku Higher School under the Taiwanese Governor-General.” |
| 1928 (Showa 3) | |
| February | First farewell ceremony for graduates held, with 74 graduating students. |
| 3‧5 | The launch of Yamamichi, the first dormitory magazine of Shishinryo. |
| 11‧9 | Completion of the Main Building (now the Administration Building I). |
| 11‧15 | The first Commemorative Festival (school anniversary celebration) held. Debut of the Seiban Dance (later Takasago Dance), and the Commemorative Festival Play. |
| 12‧27 | Completion of the Gymnasium (now demolished and rebuilt). |
| 1929 (Showa 4) | |
| 4‧17 | The Department of Music produced vinyl records of the first and second school songs. The first school song, Lion’s Head Mountain, was composed by Abe Hiroshi with lyrics by Misawa Tadasu. The second school song, Everyone’s Island, was composed by Yamada Kosaku with lyrics by Nishida Shoichi. |
| 5‧25 | Launch of Taiko News |
| 6‧30 | Completion of the Auditorium (now the Assembly Hall) and the Shishinryo student dormitory (now demolished and rebuilt) at the Guting main campus. Dormitory students composed the Shishinryo dormitory song Southern Culture. |
| 10‧1 | The Freedom Bell was placed on the roof of the Administration Building. |
| 10‧25 | Completion of the swimming pool (now demolished and rebuilt) |
| 11‧30 | The 3rd president, Shimomura Torarokurou (Shimomura Kojin), took office. |
| 1930 (Showa 5) | |
| 9‧10 | Students in the advanced studies program organized a student strike. |
| 11‧15 | Commemorative bronze statue of Misawa Tadasu unveiled. |
| 1931 (Showa 6) | |
| 6‧28 | Launch of the dormitory magazine Minami Kase. |
| 9‧12 | The fourth president, Tanimoto Kiyomune, took office. |
| 1933 (Showa 8) | |
| 5‧20 | A new version of the Takasago Dance was unveiled at the opening of the 6th Dormitory Festival. |
| 1936 (Showa 11) | |
| 1‧1 | First victory at the All-Japan High School Hockey Championship. |
| 3‧31 | Starting in the new academic year, third-year students were prohibited from living in the dormitories. |
| 1937 (Showa 12) | |
| February | The news club began publishing the school magazine Taiko. |
| 5‧22 | Opening of the 10th Commemorative Festival. The Commemorative Festival Play was discontinued starting this year. |
| 9‧6 | The Moonlit Boat Excursion event was suspended due to the Sino-Japanese War. |
| 1938 (Showa 13) | |
| 4‧1 | Higher School students agreed to cut their long hair. |
| 1940 (Showa 15) | |
| 12‧15 | Taiko ceased publication after issue no.18, and the Department of Arts and Literature’s magazine Shōfū transitioned into a general interest magazine. |
| 1941 (Showa 16) | |
| 8‧26 | The fifth president, Shimokawa Rishin, took office. |
| December | Following the outbreak of the Pacific War, the entire school marched to Xindian as a military training. |
| 1942 (Showa 17) | |
| 3‧28 | The Temporary Teacher Training Center affiliated with the school was established to train secondary school teachers. |
| 3‧30 | Period of study shortened. |
| May | Due to the ongoing war, the school was unable to participate in the All-Japan Higher Schools Competitions, and instead competed against the Taihoku Imperial University Preparatory School. |
| 1943 (Showa 18) | |
| April | Enrollment of the last class of general studies students. |
| October | The Wartime Emergency Measures for Education were promulgated. |
| Deferments from military conscription ceased for all students except those in science, engineering, and teacher training schools. | Deferments from military conscription ceased for all students except those in science, engineering, and teacher training schools. |
| 1945 (Showa 20) | |
| March | Enrollment of the last class of advanced studies pupils. All faculty and students (including those in science and engineering) were organized into the 13,862nd squadron and heavy machine gun unit, stationed in areas such as Tamsui and Datun Mountain. |
| 7‧15 | The magazine Shōfū ceased publication after its 26th issue. |
| 8‧15 | Following Japan’s surrender in WWII, all personnel at the school were released from conscription on the 29th. |
| September | Resumption of classes. |
| October | The school was restructured into Taiwan Provincial Taipei Senior High School. |
| 1946 | |
| March | Except for retained faculty members, all Japanese teachers and students returned to Japan. |
| June | The Taiwan Provincial Teachers College was established, co-existing with Taiwan Provincial Taipei Senior High School on campus. |
| 1949 | |
| July | Taiwan Provincial Taipei Senior High School closed following the graduation of its final class of students. |
