Dingjin Elementary School

Dingjin Elementary School opened on April 1, 1942, under Japanese rule, as 高雄州高雄市「瑞穗」國民學校. When Taiwan returned to Republic of China administration in 1945, it was renamed 高雄市立第十七國民學校, before settling on its present name, 高雄市立三民區鼎金國民學校, on April 1, 1946. Carrying the historic "覆鼎金" (Fudingjin) place name shared with several other schools in this corner of Sanmin District, Dingjin Elementary is one of the area's oldest continuously operating schools, having passed through both the Japanese-era and ROC-era waves of school renaming.

鼎金國小創校於昭和17年（1942年）4月1日，日治時期名為「高雄州高雄市瑞穗國民學校」。台灣光復後，1945年更名為「高雄市立第十七國民學校」，其後於民國35年（1946年）4月1日確立現名「高雄市立三民區鼎金國民學校」。校名承襲三民區這一帶多所學校共有的「覆鼎金」地名，是區內歷經日治與民國兩波更名浪潮、持續辦學至今歷史最悠久的學校之一。