New Suburban University Study Hub opens in Strathpine

The first Suburban University Study Hub in Queensland has opened to students this week at Strathpine, bringing university closer to where students live in the outer suburbs north of Brisbane.

Nearly half of young people in their 20s and 30s in Australia have a degree but not in the outer suburbs. In Strathpine, only around 15 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 on Gympie Road, will provide student support and facilities for students who are studying a university or TAFE course without having to leave their community.

The new Strathpine 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 Strathpine Study Hub plans to support up to 80 students in its first year from Strathpine and the nearby suburbs in the City of Moreton Bay and north Brisbane, and up to 200 students in 2 years.

The operators of the Strathpine University Study Hub, The BUSY Group, will also establish another Hub at Beenleigh, south of Brisbane, to open later this year.

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-Elect for Dickson, Ali France:

“Bringing education closer to where people call home will mean more people can go to university, particularly those who might not have been able to before.

“Education can change lives and this new Hub in Strathpine will do just that for so many students and aspiring students in our community.”