Abstract This paper explores elementary teachers' perceptions of Aborigines and attitudes toward aboriginal pupils in inner-city. A questionnaire investigating images and attitudes is constructed. The data are obtained through a survey of a sample of 1235 teachers drawn from 47 elementary schools where more aboriginal pupils enroll in greater Taipei Area . 32 teachers are chosen randomly in each school, to answer the questionnaire investigating the extent to which elementary teachers stereotype aborigines and respond to aboriginal pupils. The findings are: (1) Teachers who have ethnic experience hold different perceptions when comparing with those who have no. (2) Descriptions indicating perceptions between the Hans and the aborigines go along a number of bipolar adjectives from the semantic differential. (3) Attitudes toward aboriginal pupils vary on the basis of race, sex and ethnic experience. (4) Teachers' perceptions of aborigines predict their attitude toward aboriginal pupils. At Last, the result of this exploration gives concrete suggestions to educators and educational organizations and the directions for the further studies in this field.