Over 120 years at the town's historic center.
Nanzhuang Elementary School opened on December 8, 1898, in Taiwan's Japanese colonial era, with classes beginning January 28, 1899, under the name "Nanzhuang Public School" (南庄公學校). It is the oldest school in Nanzhuang Township, with over 120 years of history. Its Tianmei satellite classroom became an independent Tianmei National School in 1946. A new campus building was dedicated in 2019 for the school's 122nd anniversary, and today the school sits in the historic town center near the well-known Nanzhuang Old Street.
南庄國小創立於1898年(明治31年)12月8日,日治時期,1899年1月28日正式開學,初名「南庄公學校」。是南庄鄉歷史最悠久的學校,創校逾120年。其田美分教場於1946年獨立設校為田美國民學校。2019年為慶祝建校122週年,學校啟用新校舍,如今學校位於歷史悠久的南庄老街周邊、鎮上的歷史核心地帶。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ The Township's Oldest School
南庄鄉創校最早
Founded in 1898, Nanzhuang Elementary is the oldest school in the township, with over 120 years of continuous educational history behind it.
🏗️ A New Campus for a 122nd Anniversary
122週年新校舍啟用
A new campus building was dedicated in 2019 to mark the school's 122nd anniversary, refreshing facilities for one of the county's most historic institutions.
🏮 Steps From Nanzhuang Old Street
緊鄰南庄老街
The school sits in the historic town center near Nanzhuang Old Street, one of Taiwan's most visited small-town heritage destinations.
At the crossroads of two cultures.
Sitting at the heart of Nanzhuang's historic street, this 120-plus-year-old school has educated generations from the township's mixed Hakka and Saisiyat indigenous communities, near the area famed for the Saisiyat Pasta'ay (矮靈祭) ritual. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 3, Wenhua Rd., Dong Village, Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan
苗栗縣南庄鄉東村文化路3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 Nanzhuang Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.