Named for the two villages it serves.
Tiannan Elementary began in 1955 as a branch of Liuqiu National School, becoming a branch of Liuqiu Elementary in 1972 before finally gaining independence in 1976. Its name, "天南," combines the first characters of its two catchment villages, Tianfu (天福村) and Nanfu (南福村) — and the school sits at the southernmost point of Xiaoliuqiu island, the last stop for schooling before the island's southern coastline. As of the 2022–23 school year, it had 12 teachers, 2 staff, 6 classes, and 70 students, with a campus that includes a library, playground, computer classroom, and gymnasium.
天南國小創校於1955年(民國44年),最初是琉球國民學校的分校,1972年改隸琉球國小分校,直到1976年(民國65年)才正式獨立設校。校名「天南」取自其學區內天福村與南福村的首字組合而成,學校也位於小琉球島最南端,是島嶼南岸最後一所學校。截至111學年度(2022–23),全校共有12位教師、2位職員、6個班級、70名學生,校園設有圖書館、操場、電腦教室與體育館等設施。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🧭 The Island's Southernmost School
全島最南端國小
Tiannan sits at the southern tip of Xiaoliuqiu, serving the small fishing communities of Tianfu and Nanfu villages at the far end of the island.
🔤 A Name Built From Two Villages
天福南福二村合名
"天南" combines the first characters of Tianfu and Nanfu villages, the two communities the school was created to serve.
📖 A Small, Complete Campus
五臟俱全的小校園
With just 70 students across 6 classes, the school nonetheless maintains a library, playground, computer classroom, and gymnasium.
⛴️ Decades as a Branch Before Independence
歷經分校階段才獨立
The school spent over two decades as a branch — first of Liuqiu National School, then Liuqiu Elementary — before finally becoming independent in 1976.
Taiwan's only coral-reef island township.
Xiaoliuqiu (琉球鄉) is Taiwan's only coral-reef island township, reachable only by ferry from Donggang, with an economy built on tourism, snorkeling, and traditional fishing. As the southernmost school on the island, Tiannan Elementary serves a small fishing-village catchment defined entirely by that ferry-dependent, sea-facing way of life. See the Pingtung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 27, Zhongxiao Rd., Nanfu Village, Liuqiu Township, Pingtung County 929, Taiwan
屏東縣琉球鄉南福村忠孝路27號
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Last updated: July 2026 · Content adapted and condensed from the school's official Chinese-language website by the Taiwan Bilingual Hub team, not yet reviewed by the school. If you're from Tiannan Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.