An original-site school in Dakanuwa.
Minsheng Elementary School's predecessor, the Takanuwa Aboriginal Children's Education Institute, became known as the "Minsheng Class" after the Second World War, formally became Minsheng National School in 1958, and took its current name, Minsheng Elementary School, in 1968. As of 2024, the school enrolled 74 students across 6 classes with 34 staff, serving a student body predominantly Bunun, with Kanakanavu and some Amis students as well.
民生國小的前身「達卡努瓦蕃童教育所」，戰後改稱「民生班」，民國47年（1958年）正式定名為民生國民學校，民國57年（1968年）改為現名民生國小。截至民國113年（2024年），全校74名學生、6個班級、34位教職員，學生以布農族為主，亦有卡那卡那富族與部分阿美族學生。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 Rooted in the Takanuwa Institute
達卡努瓦蕃童教育所
The school's predecessor institution served the Dakanuwa community since before the Second World War, giving it deep roots in the village.
🏘️ In Dakanuwa Village
達卡努瓦部落
Minsheng Elementary sits within Dakanuwa (達卡努瓦) village, one of Namasia District's established Indigenous communities.
🏔️ One of Namasia's Original-Site Schools
未受風災影響的原址學校
Unlike some neighboring schools, Minsheng's campus and hillside were not damaged by the 2009 Typhoon Morakot landslides, making it one of the district's structurally intact original-site schools.
👨👩👧 A Bunun, Kanakanavu, and Amis Student Body
布農、卡那卡那富、阿美族學生
The school's roughly 74 students, as of 2024, are predominantly Bunun, alongside Kanakanavu and some Amis classmates.
Dakanuwa, a village spared by Morakot.
Minsheng Elementary is located in Dakanuwa (達卡努瓦) village. Unlike neighboring Minquan Elementary School, whose original campus was buried in the 2009 Morakot landslides, Minsheng's hillside and campus escaped structural damage — one of the district's original-site schools still standing on its founding ground. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 159, Daguang Ln., Namasia District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市那瑪夏區達卡努瓦里大光巷159號
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