Education
A number of schools and colleges operate in Discovery Bay, ranging from kindergartens to secondary schools. This ranges from government-subsidised to private schools.
Schools located within Discovery Bay include:
- Discovery Bay International School (DBIS), an English language private international primary and early secondary school providing education from Year 1 to Year 10. It is known the school will continue to build up to Year 13.
- Discovery College, a primary and secondary 'through-train' school set up under the government's Private Independent Schools scheme. The College opened for the 2008-2009 academic year, currently operating from Year 1 to Year 12; and
- SKH Wei Lun Primary School, a Chinese language government aided Anglican primary school providing education from Year 1 to Year 6.
Nursery and kindergartens operating within Discovery Bay include:
- Discovery Montessori school (DMS), located in the north plaza,
- Discovery Bay International School (DBIS) Kindergarten, an English language private international kindergarten;
- Discovery Mind Kindergarten (DMK), a private kindergarten operating Chinese and English sessions; and
- Sunshine House, an English language private international kindergarten.
Schools in Discovery Bay, however, do not serve the whole child and young people population in Discovery Bay. Many primary and secondary school aged children, travel by ferry to various schools located on Hong Kong Island, or by bus to the those in Tung Chung and the Kwai Tsing District.
A further site has been earmarked for the development of a Catholic 'through train' School. However, as of August 2009, this is still at the proposed stage.
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