A name woven from two feeder schools, a community of farmers and fishers.
Qixin Junior High was founded in 1977 as the Baisha (白沙) branch campus of Tongxiao Junior High, becoming an independent school in 1981. Its name, "啟新," combines one character each from its two feeder elementary schools, Qiming and Xinpu. The school serves students largely from farming, fishing, and factory-worker families in the Baishatun area.
啟新國中於1977年（民國66年）以通霄國中白沙分校形式創立，1981年（民國70年）獨立設校。校名「啟新」取自啟明國小與新埔國小兩所母校校名各一字組合而成。學校學生大多來自白沙屯地區的農漁業與工廠工作家庭。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🔤 A Name Built From Two Schools
校名取自兩校
"Qixin" (啟新) combines a character each from feeder schools Qiming Elementary and Xinpu Elementary, honoring the community roots that built the school.
⛩️ Home to the Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage
白沙屯媽祖進香文化
Qixin draws students from the Baishatun area, home of Gong Tian Temple (拱天宮) and the centuries-old Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage, one of Taiwan's most famous folk-religion traditions.
🎣 A Community of Farmers and Fishers
農漁工家庭子弟
Most students come from farming, fishing, and factory-worker families, reflecting the working coastal character of the Baishatun neighborhood.
🏫 From Branch Campus to Independence
從分校到獨立設校
Founded in 1977 as a branch of Tongxiao Junior High, the school became fully independent in 1981, growing alongside its coastal community.
At the heart of the Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage.
Qixin draws students from the Baishatun area, home of Gong Tian Temple (拱天宮) and the famous Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage, a centuries-old fishing-village faith tradition on Tongxiao's coast. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
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