page_title: Girvan
section_title: Education and community
hierarchical_section_title: Girvan / Education and community
caption_attribution_description: Harbour in Girvan
context_page_description: Girvan is a burgh in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan is situated on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, with a population of about 6,700. It lies 21 miles south of Ayr, and 29 miles north of Stranraer, the main ferry port from Scotland to Northern Ireland.
context_section_description: Girvan has its own secondary school, Girvan Academy, which the majority of local children attend. Roman Catholic families have the option of Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr. The town also has a harbour. There are also two primary schools, Girvan Primary School (non-denominational) and Sacred Heart Primary School (denominational) and there is one non-denominational specialist school, Invergarven School.
  The town's swimming pool was closed in 2009 by South Ayrshire Council, on the grounds that it had reached the end of its operational life. The building has since been demolished. A new leisure centre, named 'The Quay Zone' started construction in January 2016 after 7 years of planning, and officially opened on 26 April 2017. 'The Quay Zone' was built in a way to help redevelop Girvan. It is sited on the old swimming pool's location at the harbour.
  The Quay Zone is a fully accessible modern leisure centre which features:
  A swimming pool which is accessible to people of all ages and abilities
  Soft play area which is split into 2 sections- one for young children up to 3 years old, the other for children ages 3–12 years old
  A "state-of-the-art" fitness gym for ages 16+
  A flexible multi-purpose studio/community space which can be split into 2 rooms if needed
  Changing facilities and a café.
  The Quay Zone has named sections, Pool Zone, Gym Zone, Studio Zone and Play Zone. The Café opens a week after the official opening.
  Also a local Museum on Dalrymple Street called the McKechnie Institute which houses local history and a Victorian Parlor.  With changing exhibits through out the year.
caption: Girvan harbour
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