Education
Educational needs in Bourtreehill are at present met by 2 Non-denominational Primary Schools(Towerlands Primary and Fencedyke Primary) and 1 Roman Catholic School (St John Ogilvie Primary). Due to the close proximity of the Broomlands Estate, children from the Bourtreehill Estate can attend Broomlands Primary School if they choose to.
On 3 March 2011 the Scottish government granted North Ayrshire Council consent to close Broomlands, Fencedyke and Towerlands Primary Schools, a new school would be built on the existing Broomlands site which would serve both Bourtreehill and Broomlands Estates. This site was chosen due to its central location within the revised catchment area. The new school is due to open to pupils in August 2014 It will fully incorporate the hearing impairment unit which is presently based in Towerlands Primary School. The new school is currently known as Irvine East Primary School and the lead architect is Glasgow based JM Architects, with the consultation period for the proposed design due to finish on 29 March 2012. Once construction of the new school is complete the sites on which Towerlands Primary School and Fencedyke Primary School sit will become dissued, North Ayrshire Council has not given any indication of what it intends to do with these sites yet.
Although the Primary School catchment areas will change there will be no change to the Senior Schools Catchment area. And so children of a senior school age will fall into the catchment area of Greenwood Academy.
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