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Kaohsiung Industrial Vocational High School

高雄市立高雄高級工業職業學校(高雄高工)

Founded in 1942 as part of Japan's wartime industrial-education push, one of Taiwan's storied "eight major provincial industrial schools," still training thousands of students across ten departments.

創校於1942年,台灣「八大省立工業學校」之一,至今仍以十個科別培育數千名學生。

Founded1942 (Japanese colonial era)
Grades10–12 · Senior High (Vocational)
TypePublic School (Municipal)
LocationSanmin District, Kaohsiung City
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About · 學校簡介

An industrial-education pioneer since 1942.

Kaohsiung Industrial Vocational High School, commonly called 高雄高工 or 雄工, was founded in 1942 under Japanese rule as 高雄州立高雄工業學校, part of a wartime push to build up industrial education in Kaohsiung's heavy-industry corridor. It is counted among Taiwan's "eight major provincial industrial schools" (八大省立工業學校), a group of vocational schools that trained generations of the island's technical workforce. Today the school enrolls roughly 2,400 to 2,550 students across ten departments and sits adjacent to the Jiangong campus of National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology.

高雄市立高雄高級工業職業學校,一般稱為「高雄高工」或「雄工」,創立於1942年(日治時期),前身為「高雄州立高雄工業學校」,是日本戰時在高雄重工業走廊推動工業教育的一環,也是台灣「八大省立工業學校」之一,培育出無數技術人才。如今全校約2,400至2,550名學生,分佈於十個科別,校地緊鄰高雄科技大學建工校區。

Highlights · 學校特色

What makes this school worth knowing.

🏭 One of the "Eight Major" Industrial Schools

八大省立工業學校之一

The school is counted among Taiwan's historic "eight major provincial industrial schools," a group that shaped the island's postwar technical workforce.

⚙️ Ten Departments, Thousands of Students

十科別、逾兩千學生

Roughly 2,400 to 2,550 students study across ten technical departments, making it one of the larger vocational campuses in the district.

🏗️ Born From a Wartime Industrial Push

戰時工業教育政策下誕生

Established in 1942 as 高雄州立高雄工業學校, the school was part of Japan's effort to build industrial-education capacity in Kaohsiung's heavy-industry corridor.

🤝 Neighbor to a University Campus

緊鄰科大建工校區

The campus sits directly adjacent to the Jiangong campus of National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, linking vocational and higher technical education.

Local Culture · 在地文化

Part of Kaohsiung's industrial heritage.

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The school was built as part of Japan's wartime push to develop industrial education in Kaohsiung's heavy-industry corridor, a legacy that still shapes the district's identity today. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.

Visit · 資訊

Find the school.

No. 419, Jiangong Rd., Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市三民區建工路419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 Kaohsiung Industrial Vocational High School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.