Born from a campus reshuffle, grown into a model school.
Xuanxin Elementary opened on September 23, 1957, founded to absorb students displaced when Linsen Elementary's original site was given over to the new Taiwan Provincial Chiayi Normal School (today's National Chiayi University). It opened with 1,237 students across 21 classes, at first borrowing classrooms from Minzu Elementary before its own buildings were ready. Enrollment peaked at 2,974 students in 58 classes in 1973, and the school was designated a county "model school" that same era, even hosting a 1980 visit from Premier Sun Yun-suan and President Chiang Ching-kuo.
宣信國小於民國46年（1957年）9月23日遷入新校舍。創校起因是林森國小原址撥交台灣省立嘉義師範學校（今國立嘉義大學）使用，因而需安置轉出的學生。開校時有1,237名學生、21班，初期還向民族國小借用教室。民國62年（1973年）學生人數達到高峰，計2,974人、58班。學校曾獲縣「示範學校」殊榮，並於民國69年（1980年）迎接行政院長孫運璿與總統蔣經國蒞校參訪。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏅 A Visited "Model School"
縣示範學校
Designated a county "model school" not long after opening, the campus hosted a notable 1980 visit from Premier Sun Yun-suan and President Chiang Ching-kuo.
🌉 The Rice-Mortar Bridge Project
糯米橋教育課程
The school has recently won sustainability awards for a curriculum project centered on a century-old local "glutinous-rice-mortar bridge," linking classroom learning to neighborhood heritage.
📈 A Peak of Nearly 3,000 Students
全盛時期近三千學生
Enrollment swelled to 2,974 students in 58 classes by 1973, reflecting the rapid growth of Chiayi City's East District in that era.
A century-old bridge, still teaching lessons.
The school's award-winning curriculum project teaches students about a historic century-old "glutinous-rice-mortar bridge" (糯米橋) in the local community, directly connecting classroom learning to neighborhood heritage. See the Chiayi City page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 266 Xuanxin Street, East District, Chiayi City 600, Taiwan
嘉義市東區宣信街266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 Xuanxin Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.