From a merchant family's private school to a public one.
Banqiao Elementary opened in 1899 during the Japanese colonial era as 枋橋公學校 (Banqiao Public School), converting a private "national-language institute" that had been run by the wealthy Lin Ben Yuan (林本源) family. It is the oldest school in the district, and the campus marked a schoolwide centennial celebration in 2025 (ROC 114). A stone monument, 枋橋建學碑, commemorates the Lin family's founding donation, and the school today runs wind and Chinese orchestras alongside handball, badminton, table tennis, and track teams.
板橋國小創校於1899年（日治時期），初名「枋橋公學校」，由板橋首富林本源家族創辦的私塾「國語傳習所」改制而成，是板橋歷史最悠久的學校。校內立有「枋橋建學碑」，紀念林家的創校捐獻，並於民國114年（2025年）舉行百週年校慶活動。學校現設有管樂團與國樂團，並有手球、羽球、桌球、田徑等隊伍。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ Founded by Taiwan's Wealthiest Merchant Clan
林本源家族創校
The school began as a Lin Ben Yuan family-run "national-language institute," converted into 枋橋公學校 in 1899 — a direct link to Taiwan's most prominent 19th-century merchant family.
🗿 A Stone Monument to Its Founding
枋橋建學碑
The 枋橋建學碑 monument on campus commemorates the Lin family's founding donation, a physical marker of the school's Qing-dynasty-era roots.
🎻 Wind and Chinese Orchestras
管樂團與國樂團
Banqiao Elementary runs both a wind orchestra and a Chinese orchestra, alongside handball, badminton, table tennis, and track teams.
🎉 A Centennial Celebration
百週年校慶
The school marked a centennial celebration in 2025 (ROC 114), a milestone for the district's oldest campus.
The market town built by a merchant family.
Directly descended from the Lin Ben Yuan family's 大觀義學 charitable school, this campus embodies Banqiao's Qing-dynasty identity as 枋橋 ("raft bridge"), the market town built around Taiwan's wealthiest 19th-century merchant clan. See the New Taipei county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 23, Sec. 1, Wenhua Rd., Banqiao Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan
新北市板橋區文化路一段23號
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Last updated: July 2026 · Content adapted and condensed from the school's official Chinese-language website by the Taiwan Bilingual Hub team, not yet reviewed by the school. If you're from Banqiao Elementary School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.