Toowoomba North State School

As part of the Queensland Department of Education’s (DoE) 2020–21 State Budget, the 'Great Schools, Great Future' program was announced which will improve schools across the state, with an aggregate investment of $259 million over 3 years for 18 projects including new halls, performing arts facilities and covered areas at selected state schools. The DoE is investing in hundreds of infrastructure upgrades which include refurbishment of existing school infrastructure, and local projects such as Outside School Hours Care, playground and fencing upgrades.

Bureau Veritas Buildings and Infrastructure (formerly The APP Group) was engaged by the DoE to provide Project Management and Superintendent Services to manage the design and construction of a new multipurpose hall at Toowoomba North State School. Our team were also involved in design management, town planning, geotechnical investigations and contractor procurement. 

The new hall was purpose-built to significantly improve the school’s sports and recreation infrastructure and student activities. This project included:

• Ensuring the sporting hall meets national standards for actively playing basketball, volleyball, badminton, pickleball, netball and handball.
• Upgrading the main reception, offices, IT room, change rooms and amenities
• Improving the playground area and external covered links to surrounding buildings and connections.
• Demolition of existing amenities block including asbestos removal
• Solar infrastructure upgrades & relocation
• Facilities Management area

Toowoomba North State School’s new multiple purpose hall encourages usage for sporting purposes to sustain health and wellbeing, improve community services and deliver a more comfortable teaching and learning environment for students, teachers and school communities. 

Note: On 1 December 2025, Bureau Veritas completed its integration of The APP Group. The business is now known as Bureau Veritas Buildings and Infrastructure Pty Ltd.