A name that remembers the hunters who came first.
Gaoliao Elementary opened in September 1961 as a branch of Guanshan (Guanyin) Elementary and became independent on August 1, 1964, making it one of the newer, smaller schools in Yuli Township. The place name "Gaoliao" itself carries history: it derives from Amis Indigenous hunters who built hunting huts (寮, liao) in this area before Taiwan's 1945 retrocession from Japanese rule — a naming legacy that ties the modern school directly to the land's earlier Indigenous use.
高寮國小於民國50年（1961年）9月以關山（觀音）國小分校形式設立，民國53年（1964年）8月1日獨立設校，是玉里鎮較晚成立的小型學校之一。「高寮」這個地名本身即承載著歷史：其名源自阿美族獵人在1945年台灣光復前於此地搭建獵寮（「寮」）的傳統，將這所現代學校與這片土地更早的原住民使用歷史直接連結在一起。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏹 A Name Rooted in Amis Hunting History
地名源自阿美族獵寮
"Gaoliao" derives from Amis Indigenous hunting huts once built in the area, tying the school's very name to the district's Indigenous heritage.
🏫 One of Yuli's Newer Schools
相對年輕的小型學校
Established as a branch in 1961 and independent by 1964, Gaoliao is among the newer, smaller schools in Yuli Township's educational network.
📜 A Pre-Retrocession Legacy
早於1945年光復的歷史淵源
The Amis hunting huts that gave the area its name predate Taiwan's 1945 retrocession, giving this small school a naming history that stretches back generations before its founding.
A place-name tied to Amis heritage.
Gaoliao sits within Yuli Township 玉里鎮, a rice-farming and hot-springs town in Hualien's Hua-Tung Valley near the Tropic of Cancer. The village's own name directly ties this community to its Amis Indigenous heritage, a reminder that the rice fields and quiet streets of today's Gaoliao sit on ground once used for traditional hunting.
Find the school.
No. 92, Gaoliao, Guanyin, Yuli Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
花蓮縣玉里鎮觀音里高寮92號
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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 Gaoliao Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.