Minister for Education, the Hon Jason Clare MP, has announced a further five Suburban University Study Hubs (SUSHs) in Brisbane and Sydney.
These hubs are in addition to the 10 hubs announced in 2024. An application round was run to target areas of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with high population density and low university attainment rates to support tertiary students living in these areas to access higher education.
The five new SUSHs will be located in:
- Fairfield, NSW
- Mt Druitt and Emerton, NSW
- Liverpool, NSW
- Inala, QLD
- Beenleigh, QLD
The hubs will provide:
- study spaces and break-out areas
- computer and video conferencing facilities including high-speed internet access
- student support services such as help with developing writing and research skills, study advice and assistance with administrative processes.
Minister Clare wants to bringing university closer to people living in the outer suburbs.
“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,” Minister Clare said.
“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 and finishing a uni degree.
“Now for the first time, we are putting these University Study Hubs in the outer suburbs.”
In response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report, the Australian Government announced an initial $32.5 million to establish Suburban University Study Hubs to build on the Regional University Study Hubs program model and adapt to the outer suburbs of Australia’s major cities.
Additional funds have been provided to establish another hub in Liverpool, NSW reflecting, as the Accord noted, that the fastest rates of population growth in Australia are in outer-metropolitan areas, especially in the urban fringes of Sydney and Brisbane.
To see the list of locations and find out more, visit Suburban University Study Hubs.