A name made of gold and bamboo.
Jinzhu Elementary School began in 1967 as a branch campus of Gouping Elementary School, becoming independent in 1975. Today it serves 43 students across six grades. Between 2007 and 2009 the school won multiple Ministry of Education honors, and in more recent years, news coverage has highlighted how its music and reading programs have helped the small school avoid closure despite its size.
金竹國小創立於1967年（民國56年），最初為溝坪國小分校，1975年（民國64年）獨立設校。目前全校43名學生，橫跨六個年級。2007至2009年間，學校曾多次獲得教育部獎項肯定；近年新聞報導也指出，學校透過音樂與閱讀課程的推動，成功避免因人數過少而被裁併。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌾 A Name Made of Two Hamlets
校名結合兩座聚落
'Jinzhu' combines two small hamlet names — Jingualiao ('gold') and Zhuwei ('bamboo') — reflecting the area's history as a cluster of small farming villages between Qishan and Jiaxian.
🎵 Music and Reading Keeping the School Alive
音樂閱讀課程留住小校
With just 43 students, Jinzhu has drawn recent news coverage for using music and reading programs to keep the school running rather than being merged or closed.
🏅 Ministry of Education Honors
教育部多項獎項
Between 2007 and 2009, Jinzhu Elementary received multiple honors from Taiwan's Ministry of Education, notable recognition for such a small rural campus.
A name made of gold and bamboo.
Jinzhu's name combines two small hamlets — 金瓜寮 (Jingualiao, 'Gold') and 竹圍 (Zhuwei, 'Bamboo') — reflecting the area's origins as small farming settlements between Qishan and Jiaxian. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 28, Jimin, Jinzhu Village, Neimen District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市內門區金竹里吉閩28號
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