Over a century on the same site.
Nanmen Elementary School was founded in 1905 under Japanese rule as "Third Elementary School" (第三小學校). It was renamed "Chengnan Elementary" in 1914, "Nanmen Elementary School" in 1923, and "Nanmen National School" in 1942. Like the adjoining junior high that later shared its site, the campus was used for roughly two decades after 1945 by the Taiwan Provincial Police School before being recovered by the city. The elementary and junior high operated jointly under one principal from 1968/69 until Nanmen Elementary became fully independent in 1989, though the two schools still share the same historic campus today.
南門國小創立於明治38年（1905年）日治時期，原名「第三小學校」。1914年更名「城南小學」，1923年改稱「南門小學校」，1942年再更名為「南門國民學校」。與後來共用校地的南門國中相同，本校校地於1945年後曾作為台灣省警察學校使用近二十年，後由市府收回。國小與國中自民國57、58年（1968、1969年）起共同由一位校長管理，直至民國78年（1989年）南門國小才完全獨立設校，惟兩校迄今仍共用同一歷史校園。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ Over a Century of History
逾百年歷史
Founded in 1905, Nanmen Elementary is one of the oldest continuously-operating school sites in Zhongzheng District, tracing back to the earliest years of Japanese colonial rule.
🔄 Four Names, One Campus
歷經四次更名
The school has carried four different names since 1905 — Third Elementary School, Chengnan Elementary, Nanmen Elementary School, and Nanmen National School — reflecting Taiwan's shifting eras.
🤝 A Shared Campus with Nanmen Junior High
與南門國中共用校地
Nanmen Elementary shared one principal with the neighboring junior high from 1968/69 until becoming fully independent in 1989 — the two schools still share the same historic campus.
Near the old South Gate and Botanical Garden.
As one of the oldest continuously-operating school sites in the district, Nanmen Elementary traces back over a century to the early Japanese colonial period near the old South Gate and Botanical Garden precinct. See the Taipei county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 6, Guangzhou St., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan
100台北市中正區廣州街6號
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