The last stop of local schooling in the moonscape.
No precise founding date for Zuozhen Junior High could be confirmed despite multiple searches of the school's official site, Wikipedia, and local news — the school's own site does not publish its history page content in an accessible form. What is well documented is its role: it is the only junior high school in Zuozhen District, described in local reporting as the highest level of schooling available locally, with roughly 90% of the district's youth leaving the area after graduating, a reflection of Zuozhen's small, aging, rural population. The school's cafeteria commits exclusively to domestically sourced pork and beef, and its website holds an AA-level web-accessibility certification.
左鎮國中確切創校年份,儘管多方查詢學校官網、維基百科及地方新聞,仍無法確認——學校官網並未以易於檢索的形式公開校史內容。可以確定的是其角色定位:作為左鎮區唯一一所國中,地方報導形容其為在地學子所能就讀的最高學制,且約有九成的左鎮青年畢業後離開該區,反映左鎮人口稀少、高齡化的鄉村處境。學校營養午餐堅持全面採用國產豬肉與牛肉,官網並取得AA級網頁無障礙標章認證。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎓 The Highest Rung Locally Available
在地最高學制
As the only junior high in Zuozhen District, this school marks the highest level of schooling most local students can reach without leaving the district.
🍖 A Domestic-Sourcing Cafeteria Policy
全國產豬牛肉政策
The school's cafeteria commits exclusively to domestically sourced pork and beef, a food-safety and local-agriculture policy embraced by the school.
♿ An AA-Certified Website
AA級無障礙網站
The school's website holds an AA-level web-accessibility certification, ensuring its online information reaches the widest possible audience.
Anchoring a shrinking, hilly community.
As Zuozhen's only junior high, this school is central to a district so sparsely populated and hilly — part of Tainan's "moonscape" (月世界) badlands — that most graduates must leave for further schooling elsewhere. See the Tainan county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 170, Zhongzheng Village, Zuozhen District, Tainan City 713, Taiwan
713台南市左鎮區中正里170號
School's Official Website (Chinese) ↗
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