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Jianshi Elementary School

尖石國民小學

The township's namesake elementary school, now known as Klapay National Experimental Elementary School after reviving its traditional Atayal place name.

尖石鄉同名國小,2019年轉型為「klapay(卡拉排)國立實驗國民小學」,找回部落的泰雅語地名。

Founded1918 (Japanese colonial era)
Grades1–6 · Elementary
TypePublic School
LocationJianshi Township, Hsinchu County
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About · 學校簡介

A century-old school reclaims its original name.

Jianshi Elementary opened in 1918, during the Japanese colonial era, as the "Jiale Aboriginal Children's Education Institute," taking its present Chinese name in 1968. In 2019, as the school transitioned into an Atayal-culture-based experimental school, it restored the site's traditional Atayal place name, "Klapay," officially becoming Klapay National Experimental Elementary School. Although the school's own campus footprint is only 1.611 hectares, its district covers the entire township — all 528 square kilometers of it. Jianshi Township is home to roughly 9,500 residents, most of them Atayal, and this school — sharing the township's name — sits at the symbolic center of that community.

尖石國小創立於1918年(日治時期),最初名為「嘉樂蕃童教育所」,1968年更為現今中文校名。2019年,學校轉型為以泰雅族文化為本位的實驗學校,同時恢復當地傳統泰雅語地名「Klapay(卡拉排)」,正式定名為「klapay國立實驗國民小學」。學校本身校地僅1.611公頃,學區卻涵蓋全鄉528平方公里。尖石鄉居民約9,500人,多數為泰雅族,這所與鄉同名的學校,正座落於部落社群的象徵核心地帶。

Highlights · 學校特色

What makes this school worth knowing.

🏷️ Reviving the Name Klapay

找回部落傳統地名「Klapay」

In 2019, the school restored the site's traditional Atayal name, Klapay, becoming Klapay National Experimental Elementary School — a deliberate act of cultural reclamation.

📐 A Tiny Campus, a Vast District

校地僅1.6公頃·學區涵蓋全鄉

The school's physical campus covers just 1.611 hectares, yet its district reaches across all 528 square kilometers of Jianshi Township.

🌾 A Century of History, Reframed

百年校史的重新詮釋

Founded in 1918 as an aboriginal children's education institute under Japanese rule, the school's history has been reframed through its 2019 transition into an Atayal-centered curriculum.

Local Culture · 在地文化

The township's Atayal heart.

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Jianshi Township's roughly 9,500 residents are overwhelmingly Atayal Indigenous people, and this namesake school's 2019 transformation into Klapay National Experimental Elementary School reflects a township-wide movement to center Atayal language, history, and place names in education.

Visit · 資訊

Find the school.

No. 7, Neighborhood 6, Jiale Village, Jianshi Township, Hsinchu County 313, Taiwan
新竹縣尖石鄉嘉樂村6鄰7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 Jianshi Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.