From a 1904 institute to a standalone junior high.
Namasia Junior High School traces its roots to the Mangazhi Aboriginal Children's Education Institute, established in 1904 during the Japanese colonial era. A junior-high division was added in 1996 as part of a merged Sanmin Junior-Senior High School, before separating into a standalone Namasia Junior High School on April 20, 2011. The school serves the mountain Indigenous community of Namasia District, home primarily to Kanakanavu and Bunun residents.
那瑪夏國民中學的歷史可追溯至明治37年（1904年）日本統治時期設立的「瑪雅蕃童教育所」。民國85年（1996年）併入「三民國民中小學」設立國中部，民國100年（2011年）4月20日獨立設校為那瑪夏國中。學校服務那瑪夏區的山地原住民社區，居民以卡那卡那富族與布農族為主。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 A Lineage Beginning in 1904
1904年蕃童教育所
The school's origins reach back to the Mangazhi Aboriginal Children's Education Institute, founded in 1904, giving it well over a century of educational history in the region.
🎓 Standing Alone Since 2011
2011年獨立設校
After years as part of a combined Sanmin Junior-Senior High School, Namasia became a standalone junior high school in April 2011.
⛰️ Serving a Mountain Indigenous Community
山地原住民社區
The school serves Namasia District's mountain community, home primarily to Kanakanavu and Bunun residents.
📖 A District Renamed for Its Own Story
2007年恢復那瑪夏舊名
The district reverted to its Indigenous-rooted name, Namasia, in 2007, after decades of being administratively known as Sanmin.
A name from Kanakanavu oral tradition.
According to the Kanakanavu people's own oral tradition, Namasia District takes its name from "Namaasia" (or "Maasia"), a young man in Kanakanavu legend said to have died while saving his people — though different tellings of the story vary in detail. The Nanzixian River running through the district is named Namasia in his memory. The district was long known administratively as Sanmin (encompassing the Minquan, Minzu, and Minsheng areas) before reverting to its Indigenous-rooted name, Namasia, in 2007. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 171, Ping-he Ln., Namasia District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市那瑪夏區瑪雅里平和巷171號
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