A school named for the refinery next door.
Youchang Refinery Elementary was established in 1947 as a school for the children of Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) refinery employees, and was formally registered in 1949 as the "Kaohsiung Municipal Oil Refinery Substitute National School." It remained under private management until 2008, when it was converted to a public school under Kaohsiung city government administration. The school sits directly beside the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line's "Youchang Elementary Station" and Guoguang Senior High School, part of the same CPC employees'-children school system, and children of CPC employees are given priority enrollment. The school also operates an affiliated kindergarten, established in 1986, and a nursery established in 1999.
油廠國小創立於民國36年(1947年),為中油員工子弟設立之學校,民國38年(1949年)正式立案為「高雄市油廠代用國民學校」。學校長期由私人管理,直至民國97年(2008年)由高雄市政府接管,改為公立學校。校址緊鄰高雄捷運紅線「油廠國小站」及國光高中,與國光高中同屬中油子弟學校體系,中油員工子弟享優先入學資格。學校並附設幼兒園(1986年立案)與托兒所(1999年立案)。
What makes this school worth knowing.
⛽ Named for the Refinery It Serves
校名直接源自煉油廠
The school's name comes directly from the Kaohsiung Refinery — renamed after CPC took over the Japanese Navy's Sixth Fuel Plant after 1945 — making it a direct link to Nanzih's postwar petrochemical history.
🚇 A Station Named for the School
捷運站以校為名
The Kaohsiung MRT Red Line's "Youchang Elementary Station" takes its name directly from this school, reflecting how central it is to the surrounding neighborhood.
🎓 Priority Enrollment for Refinery Families
中油子弟優先入學
As part of the CPC employees'-children school system alongside neighboring Guoguang Senior High, the school gives priority enrollment to children of CPC employees.
🏫 From Private to Public
2008年改制公立
Founded as a privately run school for refinery workers' families in 1947, it was only converted to full public administration by the Kaohsiung city government in 2008.
A living record of Nanzih's oil industry.
The school's name is a direct reference to the Kaohsiung Refinery — itself renamed after Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) took over the Japanese Imperial Navy's "Sixth Fuel Plant" following the war in 1945. Alongside neighboring Guoguang Senior High, this school is a living witness to Nanzih's role as one of postwar Taiwan's most important petrochemical industrial centers. See the Kaohsiung county page for more.
Find the school.
No. 4, Zuonan Rd., Nanzih District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市楠梓區左楠路4號
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