After graduating from middle school, he entered the Taichung Technical School with the intention of graduating quickly so he could find work to augment his family's income.
夏校長具有成大人典型的「踏實」氣質。他幼時家貧，為期早日賺錢貼補家用，高中選擇了職業學校﹘﹘台中高工。