Before the liberation of Malaysian education in the 1990s, Gurun has its own private school known as Akademi Langkasuka. The school provides opportunity to students who failed their national examinations such as Sijil Rendah Pelajaran and Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia was then, to resit the said examinations because the public schools were unable to cater for this requirement. This school was then moved to Guar Chempedak in the mid-80s. The original location of this school in Gurun is now housed Institut Kemahiran Langkasuka, a vocational training institution.