March 23, 1982 Kuo-Ting Li , the then Minister of the Executive Yuan, chaired a special meeting, during which the proposal of establishing National Experimental High School at the Science-based Industrial Park was formally approved by representatives from the Ministry of Education, National Science Council, academic and research institutions, as well as universities in the neighborhood of the Science Park.
June 1982 Preparatory committee was formally established.
August 1983 National Experimental High School at the Science-based Industrial Park was formally founded. Deputy Director Ning-Ruo Chu of Park Administration served concurrently as the first principal of the school. The first enrollments included one senior high class, three junior high classes, and three bilingual classes with one kindergarten class.
March 1, 1984 The Ministry of Education appointed Mr. Yu-Cheng Chang as the second principal to replace Mr. Ning-Ruo Chu who had resigned. The Elementary Department was established in August the same year.
September 1988 Principal Yu-Cheng Chang’s resignation was approved. Mr. I-Ming Chiu was then appointed by the Ministry of Education as the third principal. After Chiu retired in February 1995, Dean of Academic Affairs Hsiao-Yin Tai served as acting principal.
July 1995 A committee made up of representatives from the Ministry of Education and the National Science Council, as well as scholars, parents, and teachers, elected Dr. Li-Ming Tai as the fourth principal through an open process, which was the first case of its kind in this country.
