A tiny school in Taiwan's largest single-surname village.
Duga Elementary began in 1948 as a branch of Hougang Elementary and became an independent school in 1959. It is a very small school — roughly 88 students and staff combined, across 6 classes, on a campus of about 2 hectares surrounded by fish ponds and farmland. Duga village itself is notable as the largest single-surname settlement in Taiwan, overwhelmingly populated by families named Qiu. At the school's 60th-anniversary celebration in 2020, about 80% of the distinguished alumni honored were also surnamed Qiu, directly reflecting the village's single-clan makeup.
篤加國小創校於民國37年(1948年),最初為後港國小的分校,民國48年(1959年)獨立設校。是一所規模極小的學校——全校師生合計約88人,共6班,校地約2公頃,四周環繞魚塭與農地。篤加村本身以台灣最大單姓聚落聞名,村內居民絕大多數姓邱。學校於2020年舉辦建校六十週年慶祝活動時,受表揚的傑出校友中約有八成同樣姓邱,直接反映了村落的單一宗族結構。
What makes this school worth knowing.
👨👩👧👦 Taiwan's Largest Single-Surname Village
台灣最大單姓聚落
Duga village is described as the largest single-surname settlement in Taiwan, with the community overwhelmingly made up of families named Qiu — a fact directly reflected in the school's alumni rolls.
🎓 Eighty Percent Qiu Alumni
傑出校友八成姓邱
At its 2020 60th-anniversary celebration, roughly 80% of the school's honored distinguished alumni were surnamed Qiu, underscoring the deep, multi-generational bond between the school and its single-clan village.
🐟 A Tiny Campus Among Fish Ponds
魚塭環繞的小校園
With about 88 students and staff combined across 6 classes on a 2-hectare campus, Duga is one of the smallest schools in Qigu, surrounded by the fish ponds and farmland typical of the district.
Inseparable from the Qiu clan's presence.
Embedded in Taiwan's largest single-surname village, Duga Elementary's alumni rolls and community ties are inseparable from the Qiu clan's multi-generational presence amid Qigu's fish ponds and salt flats — a vivid example of how tightly rural Tainan schools are woven into their single village's identity. See the Tainan city page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Duga Village, Qigu Dist., Tainan City, Taiwan · Tel: (06) 787-2536
724台南市七股區篤加里 · 電話:(06)7872536
School's Official Website (Chinese) ↗
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 Duga Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.