The first classes of students were trained as elementary teachers, but in 1967 the government passed important legislation which expanded the length of compulsory education to nine years.
教育當局、高雄縣市政府都有許多活動或研究委託他們。以去年暑假來說，就有教育部委託舉辦電動玩具改裝為教具比賽、協助市政府辦高雄資訊周展覽會、南區國民中學資賦優異學生夏令營、高雄縣國民中學物理自製教具比賽……。熱誠的高師師生，每一學年總要為「他人做嫁」四、五十個此類活動。