From a settlement branch school to a cultural home base.
Yanwan Elementary began in 1957 as a branch of Beinan National School, established to educate the children of families living at a workers' vocational training corps settlement in the Yanwan area of Taitung City. It became an independent school in 1960. Since 2014 it has been designated an Indigenous-focus school, and today it offers instruction in the East Rukai language alongside a school wrestling program.
岩灣國小創立於民國46年（1957年），最初是卑南國校岩灣分班，專為當地職訓隊員眷屬子弟設校。民國49年（1960年）獨立設校。自民國103年（2014年）起被列為原住民重點學校，如今開設東魯凱族語課程，並發展摔角運動特色。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏘️ Born From a Workers' Settlement
職訓隊眷屬子弟學校起家
The school was founded in 1957 specifically to serve children of families living at a vocational training corps settlement in the Yanwan area — a distinctive origin among Taitung's schools.
🗣️ Keeper of East Rukai Language
東魯凱族語傳承
Designated an Indigenous-focus school in 2014, Yanwan Elementary offers dedicated East Rukai indigenous language instruction as part of its curriculum.
🤼 A Wrestling Tradition
摔角運動特色
Alongside its cultural programs, the school runs a wrestling program that has become one of its signature student activities.
A curriculum built on settlement history.
In 2004, Yanwan Elementary built its school-based curriculum directly around the settlement history of the surrounding Yanwan community — a former workers' vocational training corps settlement in Taitung City. See the Taitung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 11, Aly. 401, Ln. 50, Yanwan Rd., Taitung City, Taitung County 950, Taiwan
950臺東市岩灣路50巷401弄11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 Yanwan Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.