Hongmaogang Elementary School

Hongmaogang Elementary School's history begins in 1924, during the Japanese colonial era, when it opened as the "Hongmaogang Branch Classroom" of Dalinpu Public School. It became an independent Hongmaogang Public School soon after, was renamed Hongmaogang National School (and later National Elementary School) in 1946 following the end of Japanese rule, then became Haishan National School in 1951, and Haishan National Elementary School in 1968. Each name change tracked shifts in the surrounding community. That community was Hongmaogang, a centuries-old fishing village at the mouth of Kaohsiung Harbor. Beginning in the late 20th century, the village came under a development freeze lasting roughly three decades as the government planned to expand Kaohsiung Harbor's container terminal into an intercontinental hub. The village was ultimately demolished and its residents relocated. The school itself stopped enrolling new students for a year in 2007 as the community around it emptied out. It was rebuilt and reopened in April 2008, restoring its original historic name — Hongmaogang Elementary School — and incorporating design elements that preserve the village's memory: coral-rock walls, mosaic artwork, and a dedicated "memory corridor" recalling the fishing community that once stood here.

紅毛港國小的歷史可追溯至日治時期民國13年（1924年），當時以「大林蒲公學校紅毛港分教場」之名創立。其後獨立設校為紅毛港公學校，民國35年（1946年）日治結束後更名為紅毛港國民學校（後為國民小學），民國40年（1951年）改名海汕國民學校，民國57年（1968年）再改為海汕國民小學。每一次更名，都對應著周邊聚落的變遷。這個聚落，就是位於高雄港口的百年漁村——紅毛港。自二十世紀後期起，因政府規劃將高雄港貨櫃儲運中心擴建為洲際貨櫃中心，紅毛港歷經約三十年的禁建限制，最終聚落遭到拆遷，居民全數遷出。學校本身也於民國96年（2007年）停止招生一年，隨著周邊社區逐漸淨空。學校於民國97年（2008年）4月重建開校，恢復「紅毛港國小」這個歷史校名，並在建築設計中融入珊瑚礁石牆、馬賽克藝術與專屬的「記憶迴廊」，保留這座漁村曾經存在的記憶。