A mountain school on the South Cross-Island Highway.
Taoyuan Junior High School — in Kaohsiung's mountainous Taoyuan District, not to be confused with Taoyuan City in northern Taiwan — traces its junior-high roots to around 1968, when it operated as part of a combined 'Taoyuan National Elementary and Junior High School.' It separated into its own independent junior high in 2005. As of 2024 the school had about 52 students across 6 classes, and virtually all students are Indigenous, mainly Bunun, with some Hla'alua (拉阿魯哇) students as well. In 2018, a student performance troupe traveled to Hachioji, Japan.
桃源國中位於高雄市桃源區(山地行政區,非桃園市),其國中部歷史可追溯至約1968年,當時併入「桃源國民中小學」的組織架構下,2005年(民國94年)獨立為國中。截至2024年,全校約52名學生、6個班級,學生幾乎全數為原住民,以布農族為主,亦有拉阿魯哇族學生。2018年,學校學生表演團曾遠赴日本八王子市演出。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏔️ A Mountain School on the South Cross-Island Highway
南橫公路旁的山地學校
Taoyuan Junior High sits along the South Cross-Island Highway in Kaohsiung's mountainous Taoyuan District — geographically and administratively distinct from Taoyuan City in the north.
🎭 A Student Troupe That Performed in Japan
學生表演團赴日演出
In 2018, a student performance troupe from the school traveled to Hachioji, Japan, to share its culture through performance.
🌏 A Nearly All-Indigenous Student Body
學生幾乎全為原住民
Virtually all of the school's roughly 52 students are Indigenous, mainly Bunun with some Hla'alua (拉阿魯哇) students as well.
Bunun and Hla'alua country along the highway.
According to the Bunun community's own account, Bunun families migrated into this part of Kaohsiung's mountains from Nantou and Taitung roughly 180 years ago. The Hla'alua (拉阿魯哇) community considers itself among the region's earliest inhabitants. These are presented here as the communities' own oral traditions, not as verified historical fact. Taoyuan Junior High serves this Bunun-majority, Hla'alua-inclusive mountain community today. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 201, Sec. 3, Nanheng Hwy., Qinhe Village, Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市桃源區勤和里南橫公路三段201號
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