A century of names, an unbroken lineage.
Dongshi Elementary began in April 1938 as a satellite classroom of Nanshi Public School — itself the district's oldest school — before becoming independent on April 1, 1943, as "Dongshi National School." Over the following decades the school's name changed repeatedly to track Taiwan's political transitions: it became "Hsinchu County Pingzhen Township Dongshi National School" in 1945 after Japan's surrender, was folded into Taoyuan County in 1950, renamed "Dongshi Elementary School" in 1968, "Pingzhen City Dongshi Elementary School" in 1992, and took its current municipal name in 2014. The school's history is tracked in detail on a dedicated Facebook page marking its 70th-anniversary milestones.
東勢國小創立於1938年4月，最初是南勢公學校（平鎮區歷史最悠久的學校）的分教場，1943年4月1日獨立設校，定名「東勢國民學校」。此後數十年間，校名隨台灣政治變遷數度更改：1945年日本戰敗後改為「新竹縣平鎮鄉東勢國民學校」，1950年劃入桃園縣，1968年更名「東勢國民小學」，1992年改稱「平鎮市東勢國民小學」，2014年桃園升格直轄市後定名為現今校名。學校的校史沿革詳細記載於慶祝建校70週年的專屬臉書粉絲頁。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌳 A Branch of the District's Oldest School
前身為南勢公學校分教場
Dongshi Elementary began life as a branch classroom of Nanshi Elementary, the district's oldest school, showing how Pingzhen's education network expanded organically from its original core.
🔄 Six Name Changes Across a Century
六度更名
The school's name changed six times over the decades, tracking Taiwan's transitions from Japanese colonial rule through the postwar Republic of China era to today's municipal system.
📘 A Documented 70th Anniversary
建校70週年紀錄
The school's history and 70th-anniversary milestones are tracked in detail on a dedicated Facebook page, preserving decades of institutional memory.
Grown from Pingzhen's founding school.
Dongshi Elementary began as a branch of Nanshi Elementary — the district's oldest school — showing how Pingzhen's Hakka-village education network expanded organically outward from its original core school as the surrounding community grew.
Find the school.
No. 185, Sec. 1, Pingdong Rd., Pingzhen Dist., Taoyuan City 32473, Taiwan
32473 桃園市平鎮區平東路一段185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 Dongshi Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.