Once the largest elementary school on Earth.
Xiulang Elementary was founded in 1976. Its enrollment exploded through the 1980s as Yonghe became one of Taiwan's most densely populated townships, and the school peaked at over 11,000 to 11,300 students in 1986–87 — briefly holding a Guinness World Record as the world's largest elementary school, and drawing a Japanese television crew to film a documentary about it.
秀朗國小創立於民國65年（1976年）。隨著永和成為台灣人口密度最高的地區之一，學校學生數於1980年代急遽攀升，並於民國75-76年（1986–87年）間達到約1萬1千至1萬1千3百人的高峰——曾締造金氏世界紀錄「全球最大小學」，甚至吸引日本電視台前來拍攝紀錄片。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏆 A Guinness World Record Holder
金氏世界紀錄保持者
At its 1986–87 peak of over 11,000 students, Xiulang Elementary briefly held a Guinness World Record as the world's largest elementary school.
📺 Documented by Japanese Television
日本電視台紀錄片
The school's extraordinary enrollment drew a Japanese TV crew to Yonghe to film a documentary, a sign of just how unusual its scale had become.
📊 A Symbol of a Population Crisis
人口密度危機的象徵
The school's explosive 1980s growth is the clearest symbol of Yonghe's population density crisis, when the township briefly became the most crowded in Taiwan.
The face of Yonghe's population boom.
Its explosive enrollment growth is the clearest symbol of Yonghe's 1980s population density crisis, when it briefly became the most crowded township in Taiwan. See the New Taipei county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 202, Dehe Rd., Minquan Village, Yonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
新北市永和區民權里得和路202號
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