A tiny school built with the help of overseas generosity.
Xinpu Elementary began in 1955 as a branch campus of Qiming Elementary, becoming independent in 1960. Before school buildings existed, classes were held in the village ancestral hall (中山堂). The school's growth was aided by 1959 flood-relief donations from overseas Chinese communities. Today it remains a small school, with about 6 classes and roughly 60 students.
新埔國小於1955年（民國44年）以啟明國小分校形式設立，1960年（民國49年）獨立設校。在校舍興建之前，學生曾借用村中山堂上課。學校的發展曾獲海外僑胞於1959年八七水災後的賑濟捐款協助。目前學校規模小，約有6個班級、60名學生。
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🏛️ Classes Once Held in the Ancestral Hall
借用中山堂上課
Before dedicated school buildings existed, Xinpu's earliest students attended classes in the village ancestral hall (中山堂).
🌊 Built With Overseas Flood-Relief Funds
僑胞賑災捐款興建
The school's growth was aided by 1959 flood-relief donations from overseas Chinese communities, a chapter tying the school to a wider diaspora of support.
🏫 A Small School, About 60 Students
約60名學生小校
Xinpu remains a small rural school today, with about 6 classes and roughly 60 students — an intimate learning community.
🙏 Part of the Baishatun Pilgrimage Area
白沙屯進香文化圈
The school's community sits within Tongxiao's coastal identity, intertwined with the region's famous Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage tradition.
Resilience through overseas generosity.
Xinpu's construction was aided by post-flood overseas-Chinese relief funds, a chapter of Tongxiao's history intertwined with the coastal community's resilience and the region's Baishatun Mazu-pilgrimage identity. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
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