From experimental farmland to the city's largest school.
Jiabei Elementary opened its doors on November 3, 1978, on land that had formerly belonged to the Taiwan Provincial Agricultural Improvement Institute's experimental field, converted for school use in 1974. It began with just 10 classes in its first year. When Chiayi City became a provincial city in 1982, the school was renamed from "Chiayi County" to "Chiayi City" Jiabei Elementary — and by 1995 it had grown into the city's largest elementary school by enrollment.
嘉北國小創校於民國67年（1978年）11月3日，校地原為台灣省農業改良場試驗用地，於1974年改為學校用地。首年僅設10班。民國71年（1982年）嘉義市改制為省轄市後，校名由「嘉義縣」嘉北國小改為「嘉義市」嘉北國小；到了民國84年（1995年），已成長為嘉義市學生人數最多的國小。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌾 Built on Research Land
農業試驗地上的校園
The campus sits on ground that once served as an experimental field for the Taiwan Provincial Agricultural Improvement Institute, converted to school use just a few years before the school opened.
📈 A City-Sized School
全市最大國小之一
Starting from just 10 classes in 1978, enrollment grew rapidly as the northern East District urbanized, and by 1995 Jiabei had become Chiayi City's largest elementary school.
🏙️ A Name Tied to the City's Growth
見證嘉義市升格
The school's 1982 renaming — from "Chiayi County" to "Chiayi City" Jiabei Elementary — marked Chiayi City's own promotion to provincial-city status that year.
Serving Chiayi's growing north side.
The school's name — "Jia-bei" (嘉北), literally "Chiayi North" — reflects its role serving the growing northern part of the East District as the neighborhood urbanized through the late 1970s and 1980s. See the Chiayi City page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 65 Jiabei Street, East District, Chiayi City 600, Taiwan
嘉義市東區嘉北街65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 Jiabei Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.