School
The town has a local primary school with around 200 children. The bulk of Children coming from Kilbirnie.
Originally schooling was carried out in wooden huts near the Caledonian Railway Line "the caley" a line long since closed. In 1830 there were 230 children on the roll. In 1870 Robert Grey took over and the "grey School" (Glengarnock Primary) was built in 1877 then the top part of it built in 1903 (demolished in 1992). The colour of the place was also Grey which also helped for it to earn this nickname.
The new Glengarnock Primary school was opened in 1984. The new school has a capacity for 330 pupils. For secondary education pupils go to Garnock Academy in Kilbirnie.
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