A century of names, one community.
Guangfu Elementary traces its roots to 1924, when it opened under Japanese rule as "Matai'an Public School," taking its name from the Amis settlement it served. The school was renamed several times through the final years of colonial rule and again after Taiwan's 1945 retrocession, settling on its current name in 1968. In 1995 it established dedicated sports classes, and today it runs special soccer and baseball programs that have become part of the school's identity.
光復國小的歷史可追溯至日治時期民國13年（1924年），創校時名為「馬太鞍公學校」，取名自其所服務的阿美族聚落。學校在日治末期與1945年台灣光復後歷經多次更名，於民國57年（1968年）定名為現名。民國84年（1995年）成立體育班，如今設有足球、棒球特色班，已成為學校特色之一。
What makes this school worth knowing.
⚽ Soccer and Baseball Special Classes
足球、棒球特色班
Since establishing sports classes in 1995, Guangfu Elementary has built dedicated soccer and baseball programs that draw students from across the township.
🏛️ A Century of Names
歷經多次更名的百年校史
Founded in 1924 as "Matai'an Public School" under Japanese rule, the school changed names multiple times through the colonial era and after 1945 before settling on its current identity in 1968.
🌾 Named for the Matai'an Community
因馬太鞍聚落得名
The school's original name honored Matai'an (Fata'an), the historic Amis settlement it was built to serve — a name still closely tied to the surrounding wetland and community today.
At the heart of Matai'an.
Guangfu Elementary is named for and centered in Guangfu Township, home to the Matai'an (Fata'an) Amis community and the Matai'an Wetland — famous across Taiwan for traditional Amis fish-trap fishing methods (patinaan) and wetland ecology. The school's history is inseparable from this community's.
Find the school.
Dama Village, Guangfu Township, Hualien County 976, Taiwan
花蓮縣光復鄉大馬村
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 Guangfu Elementary School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.