Built by local fundraising, over a century ago.
Before Yangmei Elementary existed, local children had to board at Xinpu Public School or commute all the way to schools in Taoyuan or Hsinchu. In January 1900, local community leaders petitioned to establish a school, winning approval that May; Yangmei village head Zhang Yuxing led a fundraising drive to build mud-brick classrooms, and the school opened on September 24, 1900, as "Yangmeili Public School." It was renamed "Yangmei Public School" in 1921, "Yangmei National School" in 1941, and took its present name, "Yangmei Elementary School," in 1968. In 2009 the school celebrated its 110th anniversary, and today it stands as the oldest educational institution in Yangmei District, with over 120 years of history.
創校前地方學子須寄宿新埔公學校就讀，或通學至桃園、新竹公學校。民國前12年（1900年）1月地方人士申請設校，同年5月獲准，由楊梅庄長張玉興發起募捐興建土磚教室，9月24日招生開學，命名「楊梅壢公學校」；民國10年（1921年）更名「楊梅公學校」；民國30年（1941年）改稱「楊梅國民學校」；民國57年（1968年）改稱「楊梅國民小學」沿用至今。民國98年（2009年）舉辦建校110週年校慶，建校已逾120年，是楊梅在地歷史最悠久的教育機構。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ Yangmei's Oldest School
楊梅區第一所設立的學校
Founded in 1900, Yangmei Elementary is the district's first and longest-running school, with over 120 years of continuous history behind it.
🧱 Built from Mud-Brick Classrooms
土磚教室起家
The original campus was built through community fundraising led by village head Zhang Yuxing, with its very first classrooms constructed of mud brick.
🎉 A 110th-Anniversary Celebration
2009年建校110週年校慶
In 2009 the school marked its 110th anniversary, a milestone celebration reflecting its status as a foundational institution in Yangmei's educational history.
🤝 Founded by Local Self-Reliance
地方仕紳募捐辦學精神
The school's founding story — local petitioning, community fundraising, and grassroots construction — is itself a landmark case in the district's civic and educational history.
A century-old symbol of self-reliant education.
Yangmei Elementary's founding story — local gentry raising funds and building mud-brick classrooms from scratch — is itself a microcosm of the emphasis on education and self-reliance that has defined Yangmei's Hakka settlements since the late Qing era. See the Taoyuan county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Yangmei District, Taoyuan City 326, Taiwan (exact street number per the school's official announcements)
桃園市楊梅區（確切門牌未查得，需以官網公告為準）
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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 Yangmei Elementary School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.