Located near the Kaohsiung Main Station, construction of the school's historic riverside campus can be dated back to the Japanese era of Taiwan.

The school was established on 1 April 1922 in order to provide the children of Japanese officials with a proper education.

A cease-fire was not agreed, and commander P'eng Meng Ch'i ordered an assault on the city government, the Kaohsiung train station, and the school.

The fighting devastated the already damaged equipment (during World War II), bullet holes could still be seen inside the school.

Until 1948, the principal Jīa-Jì, Wáng started using "Self-improvement never-ending" as the motto of the school and "Find truth in all.