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==Education== {{Further|Education in Scotland}} [[File:Travelling Cabinet Ayr (Scotland) on November 4, 2024 - 56.jpg|thumb|left|Director of Education Lyndsay McRoberts meets with [[Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills|Cabinet Secretary for Education]] [[Jenny Gilruth]] in [[Ayr]], November 2024]] The current Director of Education in South Ayrshire is Lyndsay McRoberts,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Stuart |title=Hometown girl Lyndsay unveiled as new head of education in South Ayrshire |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/south-ayrshire-council-appoints-lyndsay-26058324 |website=Daily Record |access-date=2 March 2025 |language=en |date=27 January 2022}}</ref> who also serves as the Depute Chief Executive for South Ayrshire Council.<ref>{{cite web |title=Council appoints Director of Housing, Operations and Development and announces new Depute Chief Executive |url=https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/article/60722/Council-appoints-Director-of-Housing-Operations-and-Development-and-announces-new-Depute-Chief-Executive |website=South Ayrshire Council |access-date=2 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Education provision in South Ayrshire is the responsibility of [[South Ayrshire Council]], the local authority for the area, and is offered via eight secondary schools, forty primary schools, two special needs schools and thirty-five Early Years Centres.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/schools/find-a-school/|title=Find a school in South Ayrshire - Secondary, Primary, Nursery and Special Schools|website=South Ayrshire Council}}</ref><ref name="south-ayrshire.gov.uk1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/nurseries-and-childcare/nursery-schools.aspx|title=Early Years Centres and partnership centres|website=South Ayrshire Council}}</ref> In terms of early years provision, there are also a number of private establishments which are operated in conjunction with South Ayrshire Council, rather than managed and operated entirely by the council.<ref name="south-ayrshire.gov.uk1"/> South Ayrshire Council also owns and operates Dolphin House, an outdoor learning programme for upper primary school aged pupils across South Ayrshire which is located within the grounds of [[Culzean Castle|Culzean Country Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dolphin House |url=https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/dolphin-house |website=South Ayrshire Council |access-date=17 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, the education sector within South Ayrshire Council employed 1,165 full time equivalent teachers at the 2022 census.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McRoberts |first1=Lyndsay |title=Educational Services Standards and Qualities Report 2022-2023 |date=2022 |publisher=South Ayrshire Council |location=Ayr |page=6}}</ref> Between 2022β2023, 7,769 children were enrolled across South Ayrshire primary schools and 6,206 enrolled in the areas secondary schools. Between 2023β2024, a total of 6,596 pupils attend secondary schools across South Ayrshire, with [[Belmont Academy]] in Ayr being the largest in terms of pupil numbers, with a total of 1,225 pupils attending Belmont Academy. In contrast, [[Carrick Academy]] has the smallest school roll, with a total of 391 pupils attending the school.<ref name="School rolls">{{cite web |title=School rolls |url=https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/school-rolls |website=South Ayrshire Council |access-date=17 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> A total of 7,441 children were enrolled in South Ayrshire's primary schools between 2023β2024, with Forehill Primary School having the largest pupil roll amongst the areas primary schools, with a total of 458 children attending the school. Straiton Primary School had the smallest pupil roll, with a total of 18 children attending the school in 2024.<ref name="School rolls"/> {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = 320 | image1 = Forehill Primary School.jpg | alt1 = Forehill Primary | caption1 = Forehill Primary School & Early Years Centre, the largest primary school | image2 = Belmont Academy, Ayr - geograph.org.uk - 5260570.jpg | alt2 = Belmont Academy | caption2 = [[Belmont Academy]], the largest secondary school | footer = }} As of 2024, there are a total of eight secondary schools within South Ayrshire:<ref>{{cite web |title=Secondary school contact details |url=https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/article/28210/Secondary-school-contact-details |website=South Ayrshire Council |access-date=18 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> * [[Ayr Academy]] ([[Non-denominational]], [[Ayr]]) * [[Belmont Academy]] (Non-denominational, Ayr) * [[Carrick Academy]] (Non-denominational, [[Maybole]]) * [[Girvan Academy]] (Non-denominational, [[Girvan]]) * [[Kyle Academy]] (Non-denominational, Ayr) * [[Marr College]] (Non-denominational, [[Troon]]) * [[Queen Margaret Academy]] ([[Roman Catholic]], Ayr) * [[Prestwick Academy]] (Non-denominational, [[Prestwick]]) In addition to the eight secondary schools which are operated by South Ayrshire Council, Ayr is home to [[Wellington School, Ayr|Wellington School]], a private day school which educates children from 3β18.
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