A century of names, a century of neighborhood memory.
Minzu Elementary was founded on April 1, 1919, under Japanese rule, as Chiayi's "Second Public School," with a new campus building completed the following year. It was renamed Tomon (東門) Public School in 1932/33 and Tomon National School in 1941. After Taiwan's 1945 retrocession to the Republic of China, the school moved to its present site and was renamed Minzu National School in 1946. It marked its 100th anniversary in March 2019 with a street parade and the unveiling of a centennial commemorative stone.
民族國小創校於日治時期大正8年（1919年）4月1日，初名「嘉義第二公學校」，隔年完成新校舍。昭和7、8年間（1932、1933年）更名為「東門公學校」，昭和16年（1941年）改稱「東門國民學校」。1945年臺灣光復後遷至現址，並於民國35年（1946年）更名為民族國民學校。民國108年（2019年）3月，學校以踩街遊行及揭幕百週年紀念石慶祝建校百週年。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎊 A Century Marked with a Parade
百年校慶踩街遊行
The school's 100th anniversary in March 2019 was celebrated with a neighborhood street parade, making the milestone a shared community event rather than just a school one.
🪨 A Centennial Commemorative Stone
百週年紀念石
A commemorative stone unveiled during the centennial celebrations stands on campus today as a lasting marker of the school's hundred-year history.
📜 Four Names Across a Century
歷經數次更名
From "Chiayi Second Public School" to Tomon Public School, Tomon National School, and finally Minzu National School, the school's changing names trace the arc of Taiwan's 20th-century history.
A visible symbol of a century of local schooling.
The school's centennial celebrations — a street parade and commemorative stone unveiling in 2019 — made it a visible symbol of the East District's century-long educational history for the surrounding neighborhood. See the Chiayi City page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 235 Minzu Road, East District, Chiayi City 600, Taiwan
嘉義市東區民族路235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 Minzu Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.