Education
There are currently two schools in Kilmacolm: Kilmacolm Primary School, a state school, and St Columba's School, an independent school offering both primary and secondary education. The nearest state secondary schools in Inverclyde which serve the village are in Port Glasgow and Houston.
The first schoolhouse was opened in the village in 1858. With the increase in population and the compulsory education introduced by the parish school board in 1889 under the Education (Scotland) Act 1872 the small building could no longer cope with demand and in 1888 a larger building was constructed adjacent to the old with accommodation for 600 pupils. In the 1960s, the school moved to a 1960s building elsewhere and continues to exist as Kilmacolm Primary School, whilst the old schoolhouse is used as a community centre.
1897 saw the creation of St Columba's School, an independent day school for girls, in the village. Since 1982, the school is fully coeducational, and the serves 730 pupils between its junior and senior schools.
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