An Indigenous-priority school in the town, not the mountains.
Da-Ton Elementary opened on June 1, 1955, as "Ronglo National School" (榮樂國民學校), taking its present name on January 1, 1956. The school now serves roughly 1,623 students across a campus spanning 25,910 square meters, and has been officially designated a Taiwan Indigenous Experimental/Priority School. This designation reflects the movement of Atayal and Saisiyat families down from the mountain townships of Wufeng and Jianshi into Zhudong's commercial hub over recent decades. The school also fields a baseball team and operates a library nicknamed "BOOK思議森林" ("Un-BOOK-lievable Forest"), which opened in January 2020.
大同國小創立於民國44年（1955年）6月1日，原名「榮樂國民學校」，於民國45年（1956年）1月1日更為現名。學校目前約有1,623名學生，校地達25,910平方公尺，並獲官方認定為台灣原住民實驗/重點學校。這項認定反映了近幾十年來泰雅族與賽夏族家庭從五峰、尖石等山區鄉鎮遷入竹東商業中心的現象。學校也設有棒球隊，並設有一座暱稱「BOOK思議森林」的圖書館，於2020年1月啟用。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🪶 An Indigenous-Priority School Designation
原住民實驗/重點學校
Da-Ton is officially designated a Taiwan Indigenous Experimental/Priority School, serving Atayal and Saisiyat families who have moved down from Wufeng and Jianshi into Zhudong over recent decades.
📚 A Forest of Books
BOOK思議森林圖書館
The school's library, playfully nicknamed "BOOK思議森林" ("Un-BOOK-lievable Forest"), opened in January 2020 and serves as a modern hub for reading on campus.
⚾ A Baseball Tradition
棒球隊傳統
Among its extracurricular programs, Da-Ton fields a baseball team, part of a campus life that serves around 1,623 students across a 25,910-square-meter campus.
A mountain heritage in the lowland town.
Da-Ton's designation as an Indigenous-priority school within Zhudong Township itself — rather than in the mountains — reflects the movement of Atayal and Saisiyat families down from Wufeng and Jianshi into the Zhudong commercial hub over recent decades, a demographic shift that has reshaped several schools across the township.
Find the school.
No. 111, Zhuangjing Rd., Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
新竹縣竹東鎮莊敬路111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 Da-Ton Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.