In adhering to this sudden need for junior school teachers, the school's name was changed to include this designation for training junior school teachers.
它在高屏地區的角色也因此被肯定。金前院長勤儉「起家」高師前身為高雄女子師範學校。民國五十六年，為配合九年國民義務教育將於次年實施，國中師資需求量大增，乃改制為高雄師範學院，由金延生任首任院長。