A region's first experimental junior high.
Sanmin Junior High serves the Sanmin area of Yuli Township, historically known by earlier names including "Diga" and "Mikasa," an early Japanese-settler farming community. In recent years, the school has been recently transformed into a charter-style KIST (KIPP-inspired) public-private partnership school — the first experimental junior high in the entire Yilan-Hualien-Taitung region. It now works closely with the nearby KIST elementary school of the same name, anchoring a broader educational-innovation push in this rice-growing corner of the Hua-Tung Valley.
三民國中位於玉里鎮三民地區，這裡舊稱「Diga」、「三笠」，早年為日本移民所建立的農業聚落。近年來，學校轉型為KIST公辦民營實驗學校——這是整個宜花東地區第一所實驗國中。目前與鄰近同名的KIST三民國小密切合作，共同推動這片花東縱谷稻作區的教育創新。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🚀 A Regional First in Experimental Education
宜花東首所實驗國中
Sanmin became the first experimental junior high in the entire Yilan-Hualien-Taitung region after converting to the KIST charter-style model, putting it at the forefront of rural education reform.
🤝 A Continuous KIST Pathway
與KIST三民國小攜手合作
The junior high works closely with the neighboring KIST Sanmin Elementary School, giving students a connected educational path built on the same reform-minded model.
🌾 Rooted in a Farming Settlement's History
前身為日本移民村
The Sanmin area was originally settled by Japanese farming families under names like "Diga" and "Mikasa," giving the school's community a distinctive layered history within the Hua-Tung Valley.
An education-reform anchor in rice country.
Sanmin sits within Yuli Township 玉里鎮, a rice-farming and hot-springs town in Hualien's Hua-Tung Valley near the Tropic of Cancer. As one of the valley's early Japanese-settler farming communities, Sanmin's transformation into a KIST charter-style school reflects a broader push to bring educational innovation to rural, agricultural Taiwan.
Find the school.
No. 151, Neighborhood 13, Sanmin, Yuli Township, Hualien County 98191, Taiwan
98191花蓮縣玉里鎮三民里13鄰151號
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