126 years by the tidal river.
Xizhi Elementary School traces its history back to 1898, when it opened as a branch classroom of the Keelung Japanese-Language Training Institute serving the Mizugaeshi (水返腳) area — Xizhi's old name, referring to the point where the Keelung River's tide turns back. It was renamed Xizhi Public School in 1920. Over more than 126 years, the school has anchored Xizhi's emergence as an early education hub in northern Taiwan, and counts former President Lee Teng-hui among its alumni. Its baseball team won a national championship in 2007 and placed third at the Pony League Little League World Series.
汐止國小校史可追溯至民國前14年(1898年),前身為基隆國語傳習所水返腳分教場——「水返腳」正是汐止的舊稱,意指基隆河潮汐上溯至此後回頭的地點。民國9年(1920年)更名為「汐止公學校」。逾126年的校史中,該校奠定了汐止作為北台灣早期教育重鎮的地位,前總統李登輝先生亦曾是該校校友。學校棒球隊曾於民國96年(2007年)榮獲全國冠軍,並在世界少棒聯盟青少棒世界大賽中獲得第三名。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎓 An Alumnus Who Became President
前總統李登輝校友
Former President Lee Teng-hui attended Xizhi Elementary as a pupil, one of the school's most notable alumni.
⚾ A National Baseball Championship
2007年全國冠軍
The school's baseball team won a national championship in 2007 and went on to place third at the Pony League Little League World Series.
🌊 126 Years by the Tidal River
126年水返腳校史
Founded in 1898 under the name tied to Xizhi's old toponym 水返腳, the school has anchored the district's education history for over a century.
🏫 An Early Education Hub
北台灣早期教育重鎮
As one of Xizhi's oldest schools, it helped establish the district as an early hub for education in northern Taiwan.
Anchoring Xizhi's education history.
As the school carrying the "water-turning-back foot" (水返腳) name, Xizhi Elementary anchored the district's emergence as an early education hub along the tidal Keelung River. See the New Taipei county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 313, Sec. 2, Datong Rd., Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
新北市汐止區大同路二段313號
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