Building on the Foundations 

Chenggong High School was established by Mr. Kawase Hanshiro in 1922 as the Taipei Prefectural Second Middle School and was briefly known as Taipei Second Middle School. In 1925, the school moved from the Bodhidharma Temple to the present site.  

Taipei Second Middle School was intended to enroll Taiwanese students under the Japanese government's rule, whereas most of the teachers came from the Tokyo Higher Normal School (Now: University of Tsukuba) and Hiroshima Higher Normal School (Now: Hiroshima University) in Japan with only a few Taiwanese teachers.

During the Japanese occupation, Taipei Second Middle School held a marathon event every year which not only covered a distance of 16 kilometers but also involved hundreds of teachers and students from the whole school. The marathon was a grand event at that time.

Charting New Horizons 

In 1945, the Republic of China defeated Japan in the Sino-Japanese War and restored Taiwan. The school was renamed Taiwan Provincial First High School.

In 1946, the school was renamed the Taiwan Provincial Taipei Chenggong High School in memory of the founding of the Republic of China, and Tseng Cheng-gong's exploitation of Taiwan and resistance to foreign invaders. 

In 1953, the school began to have evening sessions, according to the government's order, and it stopped enrolling new students in 1981. The evening session terminated two years later along with the graduation of the students.

In 1955, the school was ordered to disperse, and set up a branch school in Tao Yuan, which was later expanded into “the Joint Tao Yuan Branch School of the Five Provincial Taipei High School.” It became independent and was renamed the Taiwan Provincial Wu-Ling High School in 1959. 

In 1960, a new science building was completed with donations from parents with a library added on the 3rd floor. In 1965, a 3-story building (Lixing Building) on ​​the south side of Linsen S. Rd. was completed.

The Journey Continues  

In the autumn of 1967, Taipei City came under the direct control of the Executive Yuan. This school was finally given its present name, Taipei Municipal Chenggong High School.

In 1971, the gymnasium was completed, and the Insect Science Museum was established with the collection of 50,000 insect specimens and butterfly handicrafts from Teacher Chen Weishou. The world-class butterfly specimens have made the school a tourist attraction for people at home and abroad until today. 🦋

In 1996, the Ministry of Education designated the school as a key development school for libraries. The government provided special subsidies to enhance the library collection and upgrade bookshelves, computers, library automation systems, and campus network equipment.

In 2003, the old gymnasium was demolished to make way for the new Sports Complex, completed in 2009. That same year, the Insect Museum relocated to the new building, unveiling a fresh and inviting appearance for visitors.

In May 2012, to commemorate the school's 90th anniversary, a special issue titled "Ninety Years of Chenggong" was published, featuring over 14,000 words and 400 photos. Three months later, the new principal, Mr. Li, took the helm, actively promoting the development of a school-based curriculum under the vision "Global Visions; Chenggong Leads."

In 2016, the school received Taipei's School Curriculum Development Quality Award. The success of the curriculum development garnered significant attention, leading to visits from youth education organizations, as well as representatives from high schools nationwide.

Towards a Brighter Future 

In 2022, to mark the 100th anniversary of the school's founding, a series of celebration activities were held under the theme "One Hundred Years of Chenggong, Ten Thousand Years of Glory."