RMG are engaged to provide structural and civil engineering services for the design delivery of the new St Thomas Primary School. The new primary school campus project is being delivered by the Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Limited and will provide additional primary education services for the growing community within the region.

Centred around the refurbishment and repurposing of the existing three storey Sion Convent building into a working education building, Stage 1 of the works includes the construction of an additional single level Learning building and wider site works to support the new campus.

Originally constructed in the late 1800s, RMG has undertaken extensive design works to alter and modify the building fabric to meet the architectural intent, whilst creating a new teaching facility which meets the requirements and demands of a modern learning environment.

Part of an adaptive reuse strategy for the site, our works have also included the assessment and justification of the existing building compliance for both seismic and fire resistance.

Understanding the constraints and opportunities of such historic buildings, our structural engineering team has been able to support a performance solution and pathway partial compliance under regulation S233 with current Australian Standards and building regulations.