A name from an old idiom of resilience.
Juguang Elementary's exact founding date is not precisely confirmed, but the school celebrated its 49th anniversary during the 2025 academic year, placing its founding at around 1977. Its name, "Juguang" (莒光), derives from the idiom "毋忘在莒" ("Never forget Ju"), a story of resilience often invoked during Taiwan's martial-law era — one of many politically inflected school names common to that period. As of the 2022–23 academic year, the school had 42 classes and 1,086 students, with specialized rooms for energy education, social studies, comprehensive activities, English, and an all-weather sports court.
莒光國小確切創校年月尚待考證,惟學校於114學年度(2025年)舉辦建校49週年慶祝活動,推估創校約在民國66年(1977年)前後。校名「莒光」典出「毋忘在莒」的典故,是台灣戒嚴時期常見的政治性校名之一。111學年度(2022–23年)全校規模達42班、學生1,086人,設有能源教室、社會教室、綜合教室、英語教室及風雨球場等多元專科教室。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ A Name From a Resilience Idiom
校名典出「毋忘在莒」
"Juguang" (莒光) derives from the classical idiom "毋忘在莒," a story of resilience and reconquest often invoked during Taiwan's martial-law era school-naming conventions.
🔬 Specialized Learning Rooms
多元專科教室
Students learn in dedicated rooms for energy education, social studies, comprehensive activities, and English, alongside an all-weather sports court.
🎉 Nearly Half a Century of History
校史近半世紀
The school marked its 49th anniversary in the 2025 academic year, placing its founding at around 1977, though the exact date remains unconfirmed.
A name born of the martial-law era.
The name "Juguang" (莒光) comes from the ancient idiom "毋忘在莒" ("Never forget [the exile in] Ju"), a story of enduring hardship and eventual restoration that was widely invoked in Taiwanese school and place names during the martial-law era of the 1970s — a naming pattern this school shares with many others founded in the same period. See the Kaohsiung county page for more.
Find the school.
No. 842, Houchang Rd., Nanzih District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市楠梓區後昌路842號
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