The Taipei European School (TES) has attracted regional and worldwide attention with its unique model for integrating British, French, German, and High School sections in terms of their curricula, administration, finance, buildings and facilities. The Taipei British School (TBS), Ecole Francaise de Taipei (EFT); and Deutsche Schule Taipei (DST) began around 1990 in response to the needs of expatriate families with young children, living in Taipei.