Because all of them specialize in a particular subject, they can co-exist with the tuition- free public junior high schools. Most of these private schools stress concentrated studies, so their graduates usually perform better in entrance examinations for senior high schools.
一些私立初中有校舍供學生住宿，孩子們整天待在校中學習過群體生活，老師與舍監輔導他們使生活規律化，許多在家中驕縱的孩子，都能在住校之後改掉種種生活上不良的習慣。台北有個私立光仁中學，是一所天主教學校，這所中學以音樂教學聞名。