Kaohsiung Industrial has long been recognized as a school with high reputation. First of all, its long history stands out in most of the high schools in the south. As far as its historical background is concerned, KIHS is already 83 years old. Formally founded in 1942, it went through a series of name changes, in the year of 1946 and 1959, respectively. It was not until 1979 that Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Industrial High school became its official name. Owing to its long historical background, KIHS alumni and alumnae spread around the nation.
Second of all, KIHS has a vast campus with a total area of 102544 square meters and its school buildings covers 46623 square meters, which probably makes it the biggest senior high school in the south of Taiwan.
Third of all, it consists of a large number of students. In 2025, the number of day school students enrolled has reached 2451, and the number of night school students has also reached 240.
Fourth of all, KIHS provides students with outstanding teaching staff. The percentage of teachers who hold master degree or above is up to 50 percent. In addition to offering excellent teaching, they serve as role models for their students, provide intellectual stimulation for their colleagues and catalyze all aspects of the academic process.
Fifth of all, KIHS is equipped with a great number of indispensable facilities for students to learn and to have fun, such as modern classrooms and workshops with updated equipments, the Library with rich resources, the swimming pool, the tennis courts, etc.
Last but not the least, KIHS offers a variety of curriculum and extracurricular activities for students to choose. For the basic courses, we have Chinese, English, Mathematics, Physics, History, Social Sciences, Music, Arts, P.E., Nursing, Class Meeting and Extracurricular Activities.
For the specialized courses, we have Mechanical Manufacture, Basic Electricity, General Chemistry, Engineering Mechanics, Gasoline Injected Engine, Automotive Mechanics and Computer Science.
As to students' extracurricular activities, there are 63 student clubs at KIHS, covering the areas of academic studies, skills, recreation, arts, science, and sports. In the field of arts, our school’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble has been awarded the title “Band of Excellence” for many times.
Here at KIHS, not only students are active in joining any activity at school, but parents also stay highly motivated to involve themselves in school events, such as teacher-parent meetings and seminars for parental education. We have laid a firm foundation for successful school-parent collaboration.
The goal of school administration is modeling an outstanding school with “Excellent Morality and High Technology.” In order to expand the school’s vision and mission, more efforts need to be made. For this reason, we have planned to conduct more projects or programs for the school. With all our efforts, we are convinced that KIHS will keep moving forward and progressing with trends.