the state must guarantee students’ rights to learning and education. 3. Article 56, Paragraph 1 of the Senior High School Education Act, which states. “Senior high school students may be enrolled tuition-free if they meet certain requirements. However, this will not be applicable to students without Taiwanese nationality, to those who return after dropping out, and to students at private schools that meet the provision in Paragraph 1 of Article 36. The tuition waived in the previous Paragraph shall be compiled and included in the government budget.” 4. Article 21 of the Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan specifies that permanent residents of Taiwan are subject to the same tuition standards as Taiwanese students at their respective schools. Like Taiwanese citizens, they are exempt from tuition fees when attending public elementary and junior high schools. Other foreign students, however, must adhere to the tuition standards set by their schools for foreign students, which must be at least the tuition standards of private schools at the same level. B. Preliminary Preparations i. Receipt of Complaint 1. The Commission received a complaint letter from “J” on November 6th, 2023. The Commission then reached out to both the complainant and the school through email and phone communications on November 22nd, December 4th, and December 12th, 2023, to verify the specifics outlined in the letter—including the name of the school, the type of fees charged by the school, and whether any remedies had been sought. 2. Next, the Commission dispatched letters No. 1124131624 and No. 1124131628 on December 27th, 2023, to the Ministry of Education and the 5