A century of history, told through five names.
Youchang Elementary traces its origins to 1918, when it opened as a branch of Jiucheng Public School serving the Youchong area, during the period of Japanese colonial rule. Over the following decades the school was renamed several times as Taiwan's governance changed: it became Zuoying No. 2 Public School in 1922, Kaohsiung Youchong National School in 1941, Kaohsiung Municipal No. 6 National School in 1945, Kaohsiung Nanzih District Youchang National School in 1947, and finally took its current name in 1968. With more than a century of history, it remains one of the larger elementary schools in Nanzih District.
右昌國小創校於1918年（日治大正7年），最初為舊城公學校右冲分校。隨後歷經多次更名：1922年改為左營第二公學校，1941年改為高雄市右沖國民學校，1945年改為高雄市立第六國民學校，1947年改為高雄市楠梓區右昌國民學校，並於民國57年（1968年）定名為現名。校史已逾百年，現為楠梓區規模較大的國小之一。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 Over a Century of History
校史逾百年
Founded in 1918 during the Japanese colonial era, Youchang Elementary has operated continuously under five different names across more than a hundred years.
📜 Five Names Across a Century
歷經五次更名
From "Jiucheng Public School Youchong Branch" in 1918 to its current name in 1968, the school's naming history mirrors the broader political changes Taiwan experienced through the 20th century.
🏘️ Left and Right, in Place Names
「右」與「左營」的對照
The school's name preserves the Qing-era place name "右沖庄" — the historic counterpart to nearby "Zuoying" (左營, "left camp"), a pairing rooted in Qing-dynasty military settlement naming.
Left and right, since the Qing dynasty.
"Youchang" (右昌) descends from the Qing-dynasty settlement name "右沖庄" — the geographic counterpart to "Zuoying" (左營, "left camp") in a naming convention from Qing-era military garrison towns. The name is shared with neighboring Youchang Junior High School, both rooted in the same historic settlement. See the Kaohsiung county page for more.
Find the school.
No. 910, Jiachang Rd., Nanzih District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市楠梓區加昌路910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 Youchang Elementary School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.