Over a century serving Taiwan's Atayal heartland.
Taian Junior High and Elementary School traces its origins to 1907, during the Japanese colonial era, when it opened as the "Takao-Kumotoge Indigenous Education Institute." In 1997, the elementary school merged with Taian Junior High to form today's combined K-9 institution, and the school was officially designated an Indigenous-focused school in 1998. With over 115 years of history but only roughly 43 to 47 total students, it remains a very small school at the heart of Taian Township, whose population is roughly two-thirds Atayal indigenous people — Taiwan's only fully mountainous Atayal indigenous township.
泰安國中小的歷史可追溯至明治40年（1907年）日治時期，創校時名為「タカオ・クモトゲ蕃童教育所」。民國86年（1997年），國小部與泰安國中合併，成為現今國中小合一的九年一貫學校，並於民國87年（1998年）正式被指定為原住民重點學校。學校已有超過115年歷史，全校卻僅約43至47名學生，座落於泰安鄉核心地帶——這個居民約三分之二為泰雅族、全台唯一全境屬山地的泰雅族原住民鄉。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🪶 An Indigenous Focus School Since 1998
1998年起原住民重點學校
Officially designated an Indigenous-focused school since 1998, Taian places Atayal culture, language, and identity at the center of its educational mission.
🏔️ Over a Century in Taiwan's Only Fully Mountainous Atayal Township
全台唯一全境山地泰雅族鄉
Tracing back to 1907, the school has served Atayal children continuously in Taian, the only Taiwanese township whose entire territory is classified as mountainous Atayal indigenous land.
🔗 One School, Nine Grades
國中小合一九年一貫
Since merging with Taian Junior High in 1997, the school has offered a continuous K-9 education under one roof, letting Atayal children stay within the same close-knit community throughout their schooling.
👨👩👧👦 A Very Small, Very Close Community
全校僅約43至47人
With roughly 43 to 47 total students across all nine grades, Taian offers an unusually intimate, community-centered educational environment.
Atayal heritage and hot-spring country.
Located in Taiwan's only fully mountainous Atayal indigenous township, famous for its hot springs (泰安溫泉), Taian Junior High and Elementary School has served Atayal children continuously since the Japanese colonial era. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Daxing Village, Taian Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan
苗栗縣泰安鄉大興村32-1號
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