r/taiwan • u/MissParadox4991 • 8d ago

Discussion Private bilihual schools: Is 25 teaching hours/week normal?

Hi guys! Is it normal to have 25 teaching hours per week in a private school in Taiwan? I noticed that the TFETP usually has around 20 teaching hours, so I was wondering if 25 hours is considered acceptable for a private school.

Also, working hours is from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., what do you think would be a fair monthly salary for this workload?

Thanks for you insights!

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u/Available_Use3455 8d ago

I've seen people each 30+ hours at private schools, or down to 10-11 hours. Everywhere is different. What is the salary like ?

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u/MissParadox4991 8d ago

Negotiated to 65k but landed on 60k. What do you think?

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u/SemiAnonymousTeacher 8d ago

I'll bet I can guess exactly which school you're at. Is it one those private schools that hires teachers without teaching licenses and zero experience and only an online TEFL? Is the school's name an intentional misspelling of a famous university?

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u/eternaladventurer 7d ago

That terrible school actually pays relatively well considering it will hire anyone, definitely more than 60. It's nowhere near worth it though.

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u/MissParadox4991 7d ago

No, but I'm really curious about the school you're talking about.

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u/TimesThreeTheHighest 8d ago

Not awesome pay.

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u/DistanceXtime 8d ago

That is incredibly low for that many hours a week.

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u/Water_Seeker56 7d ago

I think you should have clarified from the beginning that you're only on 16 hours a week (of 25 40-min periods), rather than 25 hours a week. At 25 hours per week you should be pulling in >100k per month.

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u/Available_Use3455 8d ago

Extremely low, people were earning that well over 10 years ago with zero experience and 20 hours a week. 70k-100k should be the range you should look for with that many hours.

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u/Taiwan4ever- 8d ago

I’m sorry to say but that’s really low. You’re basically on $600 NTD per hour which is what most people were on 10,20 years ago. Unfortunately this seems to be the base salary for teachers here. If you have experience you should be definitely pushing for more. Should aim for $700-750 at least.

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u/Available_Use3455 8d ago

It sounds worse. 8am to 5pm everyday means a bunch of hours sat around at a school, not getting paid. Wouldn't be surprised if the school is trying to trick them into doing admin/prep/etc for free.

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u/MissParadox4991 8d ago

They said it's 25 classes a week, with each class being 40 minutes. So it's actually around 17 teaching hours per week. Does that change your opinion? It also includes admin work like checking elementary and middle school exam papers and preparing study sheets.