A century-old school with roots in the colonial era.
Taiping Elementary School traces its origins to April 1, 1920, during the Japanese colonial era, when it opened as “小港公學校大坪頂分教場,” a branch classroom of Xiaogang Public School. It became an independent school in 1937 under the name “太平公學校.” The school has been renamed several times over the following decades as Taiwan's administrative eras changed, and it marked its full centennial with a commemorative volume celebrating a century of local schooling. Its name, “太平” (“great peace”), is among the most common auspicious names given to Taiwanese schools.
太平國小創校可追溯至1920年（日治大正9年）4月1日，最初為「小港公學校大坪頂分教場」，是小港公學校的分教場。1937年（昭和12年）獨立設校，改稱「太平公學校」。其後隨著台灣歷經不同時代，校名數度更迭，並曾出版建校百年紀念專書，慶祝這所百年老校的地方教育史。校名「太平」是台灣學校最常見的吉祥校名之一。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 A Century-Old Branch School Made Independent
分教場獨立設校
Taiping began in 1920 as a branch classroom of Xiaogang Public School, gaining independent status in 1937 under its own name.
📖 A Full Centennial Commemorative Volume
建校百年紀念專書
The school marked its full century of history with a published commemorative volume celebrating one hundred years of local education.
🕊️ An Auspicious, Widely Shared Name
吉祥校名
“太平” (“great peace”) is one of the most common auspicious school names in Taiwan, shared by institutions across the island.
🏯 Renamed Through Taiwan's Changing Eras
歷經數次更名
Like many century-old Taiwanese schools, Taiping was renamed several times as the island passed through different administrative periods.
Rooted in the Japanese colonial school system.
Taiping Elementary's 1920 origins as a 公學校 (public school) branch classroom reflect the Japanese colonial-era education system that established Taiwan's first modern schools for local children, decades before the district's postwar industrialization. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 1, Yingkou Rd., Siaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市小港區營口路1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 Taiping Elementary School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.