Founded by farmers who wanted a closer school.
Jinshui Elementary was founded in 1940 as the "Zaoqiao Public School Jinshui Annex," a direct response to the hardship faced by local farming families, whose children had to walk one to two hours over mountainous terrain to reach the nearest school. Community leaders campaigned to establish the branch school, and it proved successful enough that a second class was added just one year after founding, reflecting strong local demand for accessible education.
錦水國小創校於1940年（昭和15年／民國29年），最初名為「造橋公學校錦水分教場」，設校起因於當地農家子弟每日須翻山越嶺步行一至二小時才能抵達最近的學校。地方領袖積極奔走請願，促成分校成立，設校僅一年後便增設第二班，顯示當地對就近就學的殷切需求。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🥾 Founded to End a Mountain Trek
終結翻山越嶺上學之苦
Jinshui was established in 1940 because local children faced a grueling 1-2 hour walk over mountainous terrain to reach the nearest school before the branch opened.
📣 A Community Campaign for Education
地方領袖請願設校
Local community leaders actively campaigned to establish the branch school, showing the same grassroots determination for education seen across Zaoqiao's hill villages.
📈 Growth Within a Year
設校一年即增班
Demand was strong enough that Jinshui added a second class just one year after founding, a fast start that reflected pent-up local need for a nearby school.
A school won through persistence.
Founded by Hakka farming families seeking to spare their children a grueling mountain trek to school, Jinshui Elementary embodies the tenacious community spirit of Zaoqiao's hill villages. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 1, Neighborhood 13, Daxi Village, Zaoqiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan
苗栗縣造橋鄉大西村13鄰1號
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