When Lee was little the family moved repeatedly as his father switched precincts, allowing the son to attend better and better schools. Lee had gone to four different schools by the time he finished sixth grade. Finally, the Lees moved into town, so that Teng-hui could attend the area's best junior high: the Tanshui Public School.
小時候，為了配合父親服務地點的變動，也為了要選比較好的學校，短短小學六年，李登輝換過四所學校，最後越區寄住在鎮上，為的是進入當地最好的學校﹘﹘淡水公學校﹘﹘就讀。