Over a century of schooling in the hills of Nanzhuang.
Donghe Elementary traces its roots to 1910, during the Japanese colonial era, when it opened as the "Da-Donghe Aboriginal Children's Education Institute." After Typhoon Fanny destroyed its campus in 1970, the school was rebuilt at its current site in 1972. In 1998, it was formally designated an Indigenous Focus School, cementing its long-standing role serving the Saisiyat and Atayal communities of Nanzhuang.
東河國小的歷史可追溯至日治時期明治43年（1910年），創校時名為「大東河蕃童教育所」。民國59年（1970年），芬妮颱風摧毀校舍，學校於民國61年（1972年）在現址重建。民國87年（1998年），學校正式被指定為原住民重點學校，延續其長期服務南庄賽夏族與泰雅族社區的角色。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏔️ Over a Century of History
超過百年校史
Opening in 1910 as a Japanese-era institute for indigenous children, Donghe Elementary has served the Da-Donghe area of Nanzhuang for well over a hundred years.
🌿 A Designated Indigenous Focus School
原住民重點學校
Formally recognized in 1998 as an Indigenous Focus School, the school places special emphasis on serving and honoring its Saisiyat and Atayal student community.
🔨 Rebuilt After Typhoon Fanny
芬妮颱風後重建
After 1970's Typhoon Fanny destroyed the original campus, the school community rebuilt at its present site in 1972, a resilience that still marks its identity today.
At home in Saisiyat and Atayal territory.
Located in Saisiyat and Atayal indigenous territory in Nanzhuang, Donghe Elementary's roots as a Japanese-era "aboriginal children's education institute," and its later designation as an Indigenous Focus School, reflect its deep and continuing ties to local indigenous heritage. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan
苗栗縣南庄鄉東河村三鄰132號
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