Discovery School is a full state primary school, educating children from year 1 to year 8.  The school has experienced significant roll growth in recent years and an enrolment scheme was implemented in 2004 to manage this growth.  The intention of the scheme is to stabilise the school’s roll at around 440 children at the end of each year.

The school opened in 1976 with three variable teaching space blocks, an administration block, library and dental clinic.  Since that time eight more classrooms have been added to the campus, the library and administration blocks have been extended and remodelled and a resource storage area, and a hall/community centre have been built.  Each teaching block comprises carpeted areas, cloak and storage areas and small withdrawal spaces where teachers may work and small groups or pupils may work independently.

Classes are designed in syndicate groups of three to five classes.  Within each syndicate teaching staff work together in planning, implementing and evaluating programmes in all areas of the curriculum.  By using the different skills and talents of the teaching staff in each syndicate in this way, children are able to access a wider and more complete range of teacher skills.