Over 125 years, from the Confucius Temple to today.
Gongyuan Elementary School was founded on October 1, 1898, as "Tainan Elementary School," first located inside the historic Tainan Confucius Temple. It was renamed several times over the following decades — Tainan Ordinary Higher Elementary School in 1901, Tainan First Ordinary Higher Elementary School in 1915 — before relocating in 1923 to the Hanayama ("Flower Garden") district and being renamed accordingly. After the 1945 handover it became Tainan City Second National School in 1946, then Tainan City North District Gongyuan National School in 1947. Over 125 years old, Gongyuan is one of the oldest elementary schools in Tainan. Its original 1923 main building was designated a Tainan City historic building in 2003, and the school holds a AAA-level government web-accessibility certification.
公園國小創立於1898年(明治31年)10月1日,初名「臺南小學校」,最初設於臺南孔廟內。歷經多次更名:1901年改稱「台南尋常高等小學校」,1915年改稱「台南第一尋常高等小學校」,1923年遷至花園町,改名「台南市花園尋常高等小學校」。1945年後改為「台南市第二國民學校」(1946年),1947年定名「台南市北區公園國民學校」。學校已逾125年歷史,是臺南市最古老的國小之一。原1923年主建築「原花園尋常小學校本館」於2003年7月10日獲登錄為臺南市歷史建築,學校並取得政府網站無障礙AAA等級認證。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🛕 Founded Inside the Confucius Temple
創校於臺南孔廟內
Gongyuan's earliest classrooms, in 1898, were set up inside the historic Tainan Confucius Temple, one of the most significant heritage sites in the city.
🏛️ A Designated Historic Building
原花園小學校本館為市定歷史建築
The school's original 1923 main building was designated a Tainan City historic building in 2003, preserving a piece of the district's Japanese colonial-era architecture.
💯 Over 125 Years of Teaching
逾125年校史
Renamed repeatedly across five different eras of Tainan's history, Gongyuan remains one of the oldest continuously operating elementary schools in the city.
♿ An Accessibility Leader
政府網站AAA無障礙認證
The school holds a AAA-level government web-accessibility certification, reflecting a modern commitment alongside its historic legacy.
At the literal geographic heart of old Tainan.
Founded inside the Confucius Temple and later rebuilt in the old "Hanayama" (Flower Garden) district, Gongyuan's long history is woven into North District's historic temple- and old-city-wall-adjacent core — placing the school at the literal geographic heart of old Tainan.
Find the school.
No. 180, Gongyuan Rd., North District, Tainan City 704, Taiwan
704臺南市北區公園路180號
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