A school born from a safety concern.
Datong Elementary's origins trace to a safety concern rather than a planned expansion: before its formal founding in 1961, local children had to cross a railway level-crossing to reach Shulin Elementary School, prompting the community to set up a branch class first. That branch class grew into today's independent Datong Elementary School.
大同國小的創校背景源自一項安全考量，而非單純的擴校計畫：民國50年（1961年）正式設校前，當地學童必須穿越樹林鐵路平交道才能到樹林國小上學，社區因而先設立分班，之後逐漸發展為今日獨立的大同國小。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🚸 Born From a Safety Concern
因平交道安全而設校
The school exists because children once had to cross a dangerous railway level-crossing to attend Shulin Elementary, prompting a branch class that grew into an independent school.
🛤️ A Recurring Theme in Shulin's School History
樹林鐵路與校史的關聯
Datong's founding story echoes a pattern seen across the district, where the railway line repeatedly shaped where and why new schools were built.
🏫 Six Decades of Local Service
服務地方逾一甲子
Founded in 1961, the school has served generations of families in Shulin's Datong neighborhood for more than sixty years.
A history shaped by the railway.
The story of Datong Elementary — founded to spare children a dangerous railway crossing — reflects how deeply the Shulin rail line has shaped daily life and school planning across the district, a theme that recurs in the histories of several neighboring schools. See the New Taipei county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 43, Datong St., Shulin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
新北市樹林區大同街43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 Datong Elementary School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.