Over 125 years, starting inside a temple.
Beipu Elementary's history stretches back to 1898, when it opened under Japanese rule as a branch of the Xinzhu Japanese-Language Training Institute at Beipu. Classes were first held inside the Cihtian Temple, the central Hakka temple at the heart of Beipu, before the school relocated to a dedicated campus in 1902. It was renamed Beipu National School in 1941 and reorganized following Taiwan's 1945 retrocession, giving it well over 125 years of continuous history — making it one of the oldest schools in Hsinchu County.
北埔國小的歷史可追溯至1898年，日治時期設立時為「新竹國語傳習所北埔分教場」。最初借用北埔信仰核心「慈天宮」內部空間上課，1902年遷至獨立校舍。1941年更名為「北埔國民學校」，1945年台灣光復後再度重整學制，至今已有超過125年的連續辦學歷史，是新竹縣歷史最悠久的學校之一。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🛕 Born Inside a Landmark Temple
起源於慈天宮
The school's very first classes were held inside Cihtian Temple, Beipu's central Hakka temple, before it moved to its own campus in 1902 — a founding story tightly woven into the town's civic and religious life.
🕰️ Over 125 Years of History
125年校史
Few schools anywhere in Taiwan can trace a continuous history back to 1898, making Beipu Elementary a living thread connecting today's students to the earliest years of formal schooling in the region.
🏘️ Renamed Through Taiwan's Changing Eras
歷經時代更名
From its Japanese-era origins through its 1941 renaming and 1945 postwar reorganization, the school's name changes trace the sweep of Taiwan's twentieth-century history.
Rooted in Beipu Old Street's spiritual heart.
Its founding inside Beipu's landmark Cihtian Temple ties the school directly to the heart of Beipu Old Street and the town's Hakka religious and civic life.
Find the school.
No. 24, Puxin St., Puwei Village, Beipu Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
新竹縣北埔鄉埔尾村埔心街24號
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