As Gilmour engaged his passion for football, he had his basic education at Stanley Primary School in Ardrossan and thereafter proceeded to Grange Academy in Kilmarnock for his secondary school education.
ໃນຂະນະທີ່ Gilmour ມີຄວາມມັກໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນບານເຕະ, ລາວໄດ້ມີການສຶກສາຂັ້ນພື້ນຖານຂອງລາວຢູ່ໂຮງຮຽນປະຖົມ Stanley ໃນ Ardrossan ແລະຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນໄດ້ສືບຕໍ່ໄປ Grange Academy ໃນ Kilmarnock ສໍາ ລັບການສຶກສາມັດທະຍົມຂອງລາວ.