The founding school of a pilgrimage town.
Dajia Elementary School opened in 1898 as the Dajia Public School, making it the oldest school in the Dajia area at more than 124 years old. It passed through several renamings across Taiwan's changing eras before settling on its current name in 1968, and today stands as the founding institution behind public education in a town famous for its Mazu pilgrimage.
大甲國小創立於1898年（日治時期），前身為大甲公學校，是大甲地區歷史最悠久的學校，創校至今已逾124年。歷經數次更名，於民國57年（1968年）定名為現今的「大甲國小」，是這座以媽祖進香聞名的市鎮公共教育的奠基學校。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ The Oldest School in Dajia
大甲地區最古老的學校
Founded in 1898, Dajia Elementary predates every other school in the area by decades, having marked more than 124 years of continuous operation.
📜 A Name That Changed With the Times
歷經數次更名
The school passed through several official names across Taiwan's colonial and postwar eras before becoming "Dajia Elementary School" in 1968.
⛩️ Anchoring the Pilgrimage Town
奠定媽祖進香市鎮教育根基
As Dajia's founding public school, it predates and anchors the town's identity around the Jenn Lann Temple's Mazu pilgrimage route.
Predating the pilgrimage town itself.
As Dajia's founding public school, this campus predates the modern town that grew up around Jenn Lann Temple and its famous Mazu pilgrimage. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 233, Yude Rd., Dajia District, Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市大甲區育德路233號
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