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.
