A river-sandbar school with a shared history.
Xizhou Elementary opened on April 23, 1922, during the Japanese colonial era, as a branch of Qishan No. 1 Public School, and was renamed Qishan No. 2 Public School in 1925. In 1960, the school hosted the original branch campus that would later become Dazhou Junior High School, lending its classrooms before that school's own site was built. Its name, "溪洲" — meaning "river sandbar" — reflects the village's location on land formed by the Qishan River's shifting course.
溪洲國小於1922年（大正11年，日治時期）4月23日以旗山第一公學校分教場成立，1925年更名為「旗山第二公學校」。1960年，學校曾出借教室予日後獨立為大洲國中的分部使用。校名「溪洲」意指河川沖積沙洲，反映聚落座落於旗山溪河道遷移所形成的土地上。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 The Birthplace of a Neighboring School
大洲國中前身借用教室處
In 1960, Xizhou lent its classrooms to the branch campus that would go on to become independent Dazhou Junior High School.
🌊 A Name Shaped by the River
旗山溪沙洲地名
"溪洲" (river sandbar) directly names the geography beneath the school — land built up by the Qishan River's shifting meanders, a landscape it shares with neighboring Dazhou.
🎌 Renamed Under Japanese Rule
日治時期更名
Opening in 1922 as a branch site, the school was renamed Qishan No. 2 Public School just three years later, in 1925.
Land shaped by the Qishan River.
"溪洲" (river sandbar) reflects the village's location on land formed by the Qishan River's shifting course — the same river geography that shaped neighboring Dazhou Junior High School, whose earliest branch was hosted right here in 1960. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 126, Sec. 2, Qinan Rd., Dashan Village, Cishan Dist., Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市旗山區大山里旗南二路126號
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