The school was also known in Chinese as Taiwan shouxue, which was translated as "the first school for the children of Taiwan," but which should have been "the top academic institution of Taiwan."
直到清末建省前，台灣府學一直是台地士子心目中的最高學府，因此博得「台灣首學」的美稱。由此典故，可知「台灣首學」英文翻譯應該是「the top academic institution of Taiwan」，而非「the first school for the children of Taiwan」。