In principle, only one application for change of name to a different type of senior high school is allowed pursuant to Subparagraph 2.1. of Article 4 herein. The school regulatory authorities shall review the applications according to the following procedures:
1. The school shall draft a name change proposal, to be deliberated and adopted by the school council, and also the board of directors in case of a private school. The school shall submit the application to the school regulatory authority before the deadline for the current year, attaching its name change proposal, meeting minutes, together with the school’s basic information and relevant documents.
2. The school regulatory authority may set up a review panel for the case. On-site visits may also be conducted when necessary.
3. The school regulatory authority may provide specific recommendations concerning the school’s future plans and long-term development after the name change. A six-month to one-year preparation period may be allowed, when necessary, subject to one extension for another six months to one year.
4. Applications for change of name to a different type of senior high school shall be reviewed and approved by the school regulatory authority before the name change is implemented. On-site visits and preparation as described in the two preceding paragraphs shall be conducted and completed accordingly, and then reviewed and approved by the school regulatory authority before the name change is implemented.

When a school applies for a change of name for the needs of school development pursuant to Subparagraph 2.2. of Article 4 herein, the school shall draft a name change proposal, to be deliberated and adopted by the school council, and also the board of directors in case of a private school. The school shall submit its application to the school regulatory authority before the deadline for the current year, attaching its name change proposal, meeting minutes, together with the school’s basic information and relevant documents.
The school regulatory authority may set up a review panel for the case. The application shall be reviewed and approved by the school regulatory authority before the name change is implemented.

When the regulatory authority governing a private school as mentioned in the two preceding articles is different from the regulatory authority governing the school corporation, the school’s regulatory authority shall consult the opinions of the school corporation’s regulatory authority when reviewing the private school’s name change as prescribed in the two preceding articles. When approving the name change, the school corporation’s regulatory authority shall be informed.