The mother school of a mountain region's education.
Zhudong Junior High opened on April 5, 1946, as a branch of Hsinchu Junior High, established on the site of a Japanese colonial-era Zhudong elementary school. Its original boys' campus, occupied from 1951, sits on the former grounds of the Zhudong Shinto Shrine. At its peak in the 1950s, the school operated satellite branches as far afield as Beipu, Hengshan, Erchong, Jianshi, and Wufeng — educating students from Hsinchu County's mountain townships before those areas had secondary schools of their own. The school took its present name in 1968.
竹東國中創立於民國35年（1946年）4月5日，最初為新竹中學分部，設於日治時期竹東公學校舊址。自民國40年（1951年）起使用的男生部校舍，即為竹東神社的舊址。1950年代全盛時期，學校曾在北埔、橫山、二重、尖石、五峰等地設有分部，服務新竹縣山區各鄉鎮尚未設立國中前的學子。學校於民國57年（1968年）更為現名。
What makes this school worth knowing.
⛩️ Built on Shrine Grounds
神社舊址的校舍
The original boys' campus, used since 1951, occupies the former site of the Japanese colonial-era Zhudong Shinto Shrine — a striking physical marker of the town's colonial history.
🏔️ A 1950s Branch Network Into the Mountains
1950年代延伸山區的分部
At its peak, the school ran satellite branches reaching as far as Jianshi and Wufeng, once serving as the only secondary-school access point for students from Hsinchu County's Indigenous mountain townships.
🏫 Nearly Eight Decades of History
近八十年校史
Opened in April 1946, just months after the end of Japanese colonial rule, the school has educated generations of Zhudong students under several names before settling on its present one in 1968.
Zhudong, historic hub for the mountain townships.
The school's 1950s branch network stretching into Jianshi and Wufeng illustrates Zhudong's historic role as the educational hub serving Hsinchu County's mountain Indigenous townships before they had their own secondary schools — a legacy still visible in the town's continuing role as an administrative and educational gateway to the mountains today.
Find the school.
No. 8, Gongyuan Rd., Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
新竹縣竹東鎮公園路8號
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