 It is a full Years 1 to 13 school offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) for Years 1-6, Middle Years Programme (MYP) for Years 7-11, and Diploma Programme (DP) for Years 12-13.Under the Private Independent School Scheme, 70% of the students of Discovery College must be Hong Kong permanent residents.Plans to set up Discovery College as one of ESF's first private schools began in 1999.