Hsinchu County's oldest school.
Hsinpu Elementary is the oldest school in Hsinchu County's recorded history, founded in 1898 during the Japanese colonial era as a Japanese-language training branch before becoming Xinpu Public School that same year. Classes were originally held at the Wenchang Temple, before the school moved to its present site in 1902. Over more than a century, it has been renamed several times, evolving alongside the town it serves.
新埔國小是新竹縣有記載以來歷史最悠久的學校，創立於明治31年（1898年），日治時期最初為國語（日語）傳習所分教場，同年改制為新埔公學校。創校初期借用文昌祠上課，明治35年（1902年）遷至現址。歷經百餘年，數度更名，與所在的市鎮共同成長演變。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ Hsinchu County's Oldest School
縣內歷史最悠久
Founded in 1898, Hsinpu Elementary holds the distinction of being the oldest school in Hsinchu County's recorded educational history.
⛩️ Classes Once Held at a Temple
創校初期借用文昌祠
Before moving to its current site in 1902, the school's earliest classes were held inside the Wenchang Temple, tying its origins directly to local religious and community life.
🏮 At the Heart of Xinpu's Old Street
新埔老街核心地帶
The school anchors the historic old-street core of Xinpu, placing generations of students at the center of the town's persimmon-drying and ancestral-hall heritage.
Anchoring a historic old-street town.
As Hsinchu County's oldest school, Hsinpu Elementary anchors the historic old-street core of Xinpu, the Hakka town famed for its autumn persimmon-drying tradition and its cluster of well-preserved ancestral halls.
Find the school.
Xinpu Township, Hsinchu County 305, Taiwan
新竹縣新埔鎮
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 Hsinpu Elementary School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.