About us
About Our School
A school that has been part of Penghu life since the nineteenth century — and is still changing with every generation of children who walk through its gates.
The oldest school on the islands
Magong Elementary School is a public elementary school in Magong City, the administrative and cultural centre of Penghu County — an archipelago of some ninety islands in the Taiwan Strait.
We are the first elementary school established in the county, and the source of elementary education across the city. From the Japanese colonial period onward, nine schools have been founded either directly or indirectly from our campus: Wude, Shanshui, Shili, Shiquan, Xingren, Dongwei, Wenao, Fenggui, Hujing, Tongpan, Zhongxing and Zhongzheng among them.
For that reason people in Penghu call us two things: the oldest elementary school in Penghu County, and the mother school of Magong's elementary schools.
Our home on Mingyuan Road
The school moved to its present site in 1933, after two earlier relocations in its first three decades.
126 years, told in dates
From a Japanese-language institute beside the Mazu temple to a 5G smart learning benchmark school.
- 1896A Japanese-language institute is opened at the Mazu Temple in Magong.
- 1899The school is formally established as Magong Public School on 26 November, at the site of today's Tianhou Temple.
- 1900Classes officially begin on 8 January. In April the school moves to a new building beside the Chengzhu Shrine, north-east of the City God Temple.
- 1920Renamed Magong Public School under a revised administrative name.
- 1922Renamed Magong First Public School.
- 1933The school moves to its present site on Mingyuan Road.
- 1941Renamed Asahi National School.
- 1945After Taiwan's retrocession, the school is renamed Magong National School.
- 1947A kindergarten is established on campus.
- 1968The school takes its current name: Magong Elementary School.
- 1975Special education classes are established.
- 1990The Music specialist class is established.
- 2007The Dance specialist class is established.
- 2020The Penghu Indigenous Peoples Education Resource Center is founded on campus.
- 2021Bilingual instruction begins in selected subject areas.
- 2023Designated a 5G Smart Learning Benchmark School.
Mastery · Gusto · Empathy · Sustainability
Our educational philosophy, in one line: teach children the competencies to learn, to survive, to live well, and to love and get along with others.
Children are the core
Every plan begins with the question of what a child in front of us actually needs — not what is easiest to administer.
Teachers are the backbone
Happy, professional teachers make a good school. We invest in their growth and protect their time to teach.
Families are partners
Parents who are actively involved in learning are one of the school's greatest assets, and we build our programmes around them.
Short term · 2021–2022
- Build shared purpose across the team
- Integrate the school's educational resources
- Strengthen subject-based core competencies
- Launch the first year of bilingual courses
- Secure reliable after-school care
- Map alumni and parent resources
Medium term · 2023–2024
- Build a full bilingual education curriculum
- Revise the school-based local curriculum
- Form strategic alliances around our specialisms
- Bring in community and social resources
Long term · 2025–2028
- Sustain lifelong learning for staff and students
- Expand locally rooted international education
- Absorb and integrate wider social resources
Wang Wen-Jui 王文瑞
Ext. 111 · +886-6-927-2165
A message from the Principal
I believe the essence of education is to help a person become a person. Children sit at the centre of that work, and teachers form its backbone. When both are well supported, a school takes care of itself.
At Magong Elementary we are working towards excellent administration, a rich and varied curriculum and professional teaching staff — alongside comprehensive pastoral care, open communication, and the space for each child's own talent to be recognised and developed.
Education
- B.Ed. in Elementary Education, National Tainan Teachers College
- M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, National University of Tainan
Selected experience
- Convenor, Penghu County Indigenous Peoples Education Resource Center (2021–present)
- Deputy Head, Penghu County Family Education Center Advisory Group (2021–present)
- Chair, Magong City Education Association (2019–2025)
- Director, Penghu County Principals' Association (2014–2026)
- Principal, Shili Elementary School, Magong City (2014–2021)
- Principal, Jiangjun Elementary School, Wang'an Township (2011–2014)
- Director, section chief and teacher at Zhongxing and Niaoyu Elementary Schools (1994–2011)
Our offices and teams
Five administrative offices support the teaching staff, the kindergarten and the specialist classes.
Office of Academic Affairs
Curriculum planning, timetabling, assessment, competitions, textbooks and the school's digital learning platforms.
Office of Student Affairs
Pastoral care, health and safety, physical education, environmental education, clubs and school-wide events.
Office of Counselling
Student counselling, special education, the resource room, and the Music and Dance specialist classes.
Office of General Affairs
Buildings and grounds, procurement, school meals and campus safety.
Personnel & Accounting
Staffing, attendance, budgeting and the school's published financial reports.
Indigenous Education Resource Center
A county-level centre hosted on our campus, supporting indigenous language and culture education across Penghu.
Want to know what a school day looks like?
Our Campus Life page follows the children through festivals, clubs, assemblies and everything in between.