New Suburban University Study Hub opens in Ellenbrook

The first Suburban University Study Hub in Western Australia has opened to students this week at Ellenbrook, bringing university closer to where students live in the outer suburbs north of Perth.

Nearly half of young people in their 20s and 30s in Australia have a degree but not in the outer suburbs. In Ellenbrook, only around 13 per cent of young people have a degree.

The evidence shows that where Study Hubs are, university participation goes up.

This new Study Hub, located at the Ellenbrook Community Library, will provide student support and facilities for students who are studying a university or TAFE course without having to leave their community.

The new Ellenbrook University Study Hub is part of the Albanese Government’s $66.9 million investment to more than double the number of University Study Hubs across the country, from 34 to 69.

The Ellenbrook University Study Hub has close to 300 students already registered to study through various universities across Australia.

For more information: Suburban University Study Hubs - Department of Education, Australian Government

Quotes attributable to Minister for Education Jason Clare:

“Almost one in two young people in their 20s and their 30s have a university degree today. But not everywhere. Not in our outer suburbs and not in regional Australia.

“That’s why we are doubling the number of University Study Hubs, to bring university closer to them.

“We know they work. The evidence is they increase the number of people going to uni.

“Now for the first time, we are putting these University Study Hubs in the outer suburbs.

“I know growing up in Western Sydney, a lot of my friends felt like university was somewhere else for someone else.

“I want this to change, and that means bringing university closer to where people live.”

Quotes attributable to Member for Hasluck, Tania Lawrence:

“Ellenbrook is a dynamic, growing community.

“Connectivity and flourishing community facilities make all the difference in people’s lives.

“This new Ellenbrook University Study Hub will play a vital part in removing barriers to participation in further education for people whose homes are some distance away from Perth’s main University and TAFE campuses; even with the newly opened Ellenbrook line.

“The Hub also provides a dedicated space for those who might not have a study space in their own homes, along with access to a support network close at hand while they are navigating higher education.”