Southern Education and Library Board

History

The Southern Education and Library Board (or SELB) was a board providing education and library services in the southern districts of Northern Ireland: namely the former district councils of Armagh, Banbridge, Cookstown, Craigavon, Dungannon and South Tyrone, and Newry and Mourne. It covered an area of about 1,450 square miles (3,800 km²), covering around 332,000 people. The SELB was also responsible for youth clubs and youth services, and to that end also owns Shannaghmore Outdoor Education Centre, The Ballagh, Newcastle, County Down and Killowen Outdoor Education Centre outside Rostrevor.

The youth service is divided into 3 regional Divisional Youth Offices and these are Dungannon and Cookstown; Armagh, Newry and Mourne and Craigavon/Banbridge. Each of these offices are overseen by Divisional Youth Officers.

Successor body

On 1 April 2015, the Education Authority assumed the responsibilities of the Board.^[1] While the Education Authority is integrating the structures of the five prior Education and Library Boards, the internal structure of the Board is more or less maintained as a Region of the Authority.^[2]

Population

The area covered by Southern Education and Library Board has a population of 395,047 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.^[3]

See also

• Education in Northern Ireland
• List of Government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland

References

1. "About Us - Education Authority". www.eani.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
2. "Organisational Structure - Education Authority". www.eani.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
3. "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

External links

• Education Authority, Southern Region