A private school that closed as its industry-era classrooms emptied.
Gaofeng Industrial & Home Economics Vocational School (高雄市私立高鳳高級工業家事職業學校) was founded in 1971 as a private vocational school in Siaogang District, offering technical and home-economics training alongside programs in youth baseball and evening/continuing education for adult students. Like many of Kaohsiung's smaller private vocational schools, Gaofeng found it increasingly difficult to attract students as Taiwan's birthrate fell in the 2010s. The school stopped accepting new students beginning with the 2020 (109th) academic year, and has since ceased operating. It was part of a broader wave of private vocational-school closures across Kaohsiung driven by the same demographic pressure. No successor institution or active official website is recorded for Gaofeng; we keep this page as a historical record of a school that served the district for nearly half a century.
高鳳工家(高雄市私立高鳳高級工業家事職業學校)創立於民國60年(1971年),是小港區的一所私立職業學校,除一般工科與家事科課程外,亦設有青少棒與夜間∕進修部課程,服務在職成人學生。隨著台灣少子化浪潮加劇,如同高雄市內多所私立職校,高鳳工家逐漸招生困難,自民國109學年度(2020年)起停止招收新生,其後結束辦學。此為高雄市一連串私立職校因少子化而停辦的縮影之一。目前查無接手學校或現行官方網站紀錄;我們保留此頁面,作為這所服務地方近半世紀的學校的歷史紀錄。
What makes this school worth knowing.
⚾ A Youth Baseball Program
青少棒球隊
Alongside its technical and home-economics curriculum, Gaofeng ran a youth baseball program — a common feature of Taiwan's private vocational schools in this era.
🌙 Evening and Continuing Education
夜間∕進修部課程
Gaofeng offered evening and continuing-education classes, giving working adults in Siaogang a path to vocational qualifications outside the standard school day.
📉 Part of a Wider Wave of Closures
少子化浪潮下的縮影
Gaofeng's 2020 closure was not an isolated case — it reflects a broader pattern of private vocational-school shutdowns across Kaohsiung as Taiwan's birthrate has fallen.
🕊️ Nearly Fifty Years of Service
近半世紀的辦學歷史
From its 1971 founding to its 2020 closure, Gaofeng served generations of vocational students in Siaogang for close to five decades.
A private school swept up in a national demographic shift.
Gaofeng's closure sits within a broader story affecting private vocational education across Kaohsiung and Taiwan: as the national birthrate has fallen for decades, many smaller private schools — particularly vocational ones reliant on steady enrollment — have been unable to sustain their student numbers, leading to a wave of closures in the 2010s and 2020s. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
高雄市小港區松崗路119號 (historical address per district-office directory; may be stale), Siaogang District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市小港區松崗路119號
Gaofeng Industrial & Home Economics Vocational School no longer operates. No successor institution or active official website has been identified.
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 Gaofeng Industrial & Home Economics Vocational School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.