From 39 students to a coastal-plain community school.
Rinan Elementary School opened in 1912 during the Japanese colonial era as the Rinan Public School, starting with just 39 students. It has since grown to roughly 555 students across 22 classes, serving the Rinan coastal-plain community north of the Dajia River — one of the district's older Han-settlement areas.
日南國小創立於1912年（日治時期），前身為日南公學校，創校時僅有39名學生。如今學校已成長至約555名學生、22個班級，服務大甲溪以北的日南海岸平原社區——這是本區較早開發的漢人聚落之一。
What makes this school worth knowing.
📈 From 39 Students to Hundreds
從39人成長至數百人
Rinan Elementary opened in 1912 with just 39 students and has grown to roughly 555 students across 22 classes today.
🏘️ One of Dajia's Older Settlements
大甲較早開發的漢人聚落
The school serves the Rinan coastal-plain community, one of the older Han-settlement areas in the district, north of the Dajia River.
🌊 A Century on the Coastal Plain
世紀老校座落海岸平原
Having operated continuously since the Japanese colonial era, the school has witnessed more than a century of change along Dajia's northern coastal plain.
One of Dajia's earlier settlements.
Rinan is one of the older Han-settlement areas in Dajia District, a coastal-plain community north of the Dajia River that developed a distinct identity from the town's Mazu-pilgrimage core. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 568, Sec. 2, Zhongshan Rd., Dajia District, Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市大甲區中山路二段568號
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