Brown was educated first at Kirkcaldy West Primary School where he was selected for an experimental fast stream education programme, which took him two years early to Kirkcaldy High School for an academic hothouse education taught in separate classes.
Brown õppis Lääne-Kirkcaldy algkoolis, kus ta valiti eksperimendi korras kiirõppeprogrammi, tänu millele kulus tal ainult 2 aastat, et jõuda edasi Kirkcaldy keskkooli.