Daxin Elementary School

Daxin Elementary served the families of Datong Village in Jiadong Township for generations, but like many small rural schools across Taiwan, it could not withstand the pressure of a falling birthrate. By the time of its closure, enrollment had dropped to only about 30 students. The school was formally merged and closed (裁併校) during the 2021–2022 academic year, part of a broader wave of small-school closures across Pingtung County — local reporting notes that the county closed seven schools over a four-year span as rural communities lost young families to the cities. Rather than sitting empty, the former campus was given new life in 2025 as the "大新全齡共創基地" (Daxin All-Ages Co-Creation Base), a community space now hosting a café, co-creation classrooms, and fitness facilities. We keep this page as a historical record of a school that once anchored its village's education, and whose site now continues to serve the community in a new form.

大新國小多年來服務佳冬鄉大同村的學童，但如同台灣許多鄉村小校，終究不敵少子化的衝擊。廢校前，全校學生數已降至約30人。學校於民國110至111年間（2021–2022年）正式裁併校，是屏東縣近年一波小校裁併潮的其中一員——據地方報導，屏東縣近四年內共裁併了七所學校，反映鄉村青壯人口持續外流至都市的現實。舊校舍並未就此閒置，而是在2025年轉型為「大新全齡共創基地」，如今設有咖啡館、共創教室與運動健身設施，成為社區活動的新場域。我們保留此頁面，作為這所曾經支撐地方教育的學校的歷史紀錄，也記錄其校舍以新樣貌持續服務社區的故事。