A century-old school with the city's largest branch.
Zhuwei Elementary School opened on April 1, 1921, during the Japanese colonial era, as a branch of Dayuan Public School, and was renamed Zhuwei Public School in 1928. Its "Ziqiang Branch," founded in 1962 to serve a nearby military dependents' village, grew into the largest elementary-school branch campus in all of New Taipei City. The school is also designated as an English-language teaching resource center for the district.
竹圍國小創校於日治時期1921年4月1日，原為大園公學校分校，1928年更名為竹圍公學校。其「自強分校」創立於民國51年（1962年），服務鄰近眷村，後發展成全新北市規模最大的國小分校。學校並獲指定為區內英語教學資源中心。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏘️ A Branch Born From a Military Village
源自眷村的自強分校
The Ziqiang Branch, founded in 1962 to serve a nearby military dependents' village, grew into the largest elementary-school branch campus in New Taipei City.
🗣️ An English Resource Center
英語教學資源中心
Zhuwei Elementary is designated as an English-language teaching resource center, giving it a role supporting bilingual education beyond its own student body.
📜 A Century of Names
歷經改名沿革
Founded in 1921 as a branch of Dayuan Public School, the school was renamed Zhuwei Public School in 1928, part of the naming shifts common to Japanese-era institutions.
A branch rooted in a military village.
The Ziqiang Branch's origins in a military dependents' village (眷村) reflect the wave of mainland Chinese military families who settled in Zhuwei after 1949, adding a distinct layer to the area's post-war community history. See the New Taipei county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 145, Sec. 2, Zhongzheng E. Rd., Tamsui District, New Taipei City 251, Taiwan
新北市淡水區中正東路二段145號
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