We create, design and build unique outdoor spaces and stunning school playgrounds in Queensland and New South Wales.
Qualified
We are qualified level 3 playground auditors with 10 years’ experience. All of our school playgrounds are designed with safety in mind and to meet the Australian standards – all 6 volumes. Our team of qualified carpenters, builders and landscapers are skilled at working with and around school environments, all hold current Blue Cards.
Fully Customised
If you can dream it, we can build it. Each unique playground is designed in collaboration with school decision makers such as principals, school boards, business managers, parents and students. Our playgrounds are built to complement curriculum goals, support educators and ultimately inspire students.
One Stop Shop
We are a no hassle construction company. Our team of playground designers will work with you from the concept stage, happily consulting with stakeholders throughout the design process. Once designs are approved, our own qualified builders and landscapers get to work. We handle all aspects of the project, so you can stand back and watch the magic unfold. Our playgrounds are signed off by independent level 3 playground auditors.
What we do.
Adventure Playgrounds
Creating a new playground is an inspiring project for an entire school community and we know a show-stopping play space leads to increased enrolments.
Outdoor Classrooms
Creating new outdoor learning facilities at your school is an exciting project. Globally, the benefits of outdoor learning is well documented in research papers. In Eastern Australia, we are so fortunate to have a climate that makes outdoor teaching possible most of the year.
Parkour Playgrounds
Creating a Parkour Playground is an exciting prospect for any buddy ninja warriors in your school community. Calculated risk taking is an essential part of a child’s cognitive and physical development and that’s why Everything Outside loves to design parkour courses for young learners.
Nature Play
When you create an environment of nature play at your school the rewards will be delightfully surprising. Students are drawn into a role play environment based on natural materials such as wood, rocks, water and sand.
Imagination Play
Creating a new playground is an inspiring project for an entire school community and we know a show-stopping play space leads to increased enrolments.
Inclusive Playgrounds
Creating a new playground is an inspiring project for an entire school community and we know a show-stopping play space leads to increased enrolments.
How we play.
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We are the playground builder of choice in private and independent schools across Queensland and Northern New South Wales. We have transformed outdoor areas and play spaces from Townsville to Coffs Harbour.
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We pride ourselves on our repeat customer record. Our focus on client satisfaction begins at the first enquiry and extends beyond the completed project. That’s why we have 83% schools come back to us for more outdoor transformations.
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After a decade of building innovative school playgrounds, we know we have touched the lives of thousands of Queensland and NSW students. We have inspired children to be active, learn through play and help them see nature as a place of beauty and fun.
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We have been the playground builder of choice for Queensland private and independent schools for 10 years
Where we service.
Everything Outside designs and builds playgrounds for schools throughout Queensland and New South Wales.
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Before you choose playground equipment, finish this sentence…
Adventure playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Parkour playgrounds
“Our new playground needs to help our students…” If you’re a principal or school business manager planning a playground, I’d start there. I totally understand the temptation to jump straight into the exciting part. Towers, slides, rope bridges, water play. Photos of impressive playgrounds. A wish list of everything you’d love to include.
If I ask you to wait, it should give you confidence.
Adventure playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Parkour playgrounds
A long playground pipeline isn’t a warning sign. It’s a vote of confidence. When a school decides it needs a new playground, the first question I often get is:“How quickly can you start?” But perhaps a better question is: “When should we begin planning?”
Don’t approve a new playground until you ask these questions
Adventure playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Parkour playgrounds
A school playground proposal can look impressive in a presentation while leaving important issues unresolved. Before approving a design, school leaders should be confident that safety, compliance, supervision and long-term maintenance have been considered by the designer from the beginning—not added as an afterthought.
Before you choose playground equipment, finish this sentence…
Adventure playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Parkour playgrounds
“Our new playground needs to help our students…” If you’re a principal or school business manager planning a playground, I’d start there. I totally understand the temptation to jump straight into the exciting part. Towers, slides, rope bridges, water play. Photos of impressive playgrounds. A wish list of everything you’d love to include.
If I ask you to wait, it should give you confidence.
Adventure playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Parkour playgrounds
A long playground pipeline isn’t a warning sign. It’s a vote of confidence. When a school decides it needs a new playground, the first question I often get is:“How quickly can you start?” But perhaps a better question is: “When should we begin planning?”
Don’t approve a new playground until you ask these questions
Adventure playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Parkour playgrounds
A school playground proposal can look impressive in a presentation while leaving important issues unresolved. Before approving a design, school leaders should be confident that safety, compliance, supervision and long-term maintenance have been considered by the designer from the beginning—not added as an afterthought.
If your playground needs more teachers on duty, is it poorly designed?
Adventure playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Parkour playgrounds
When school playground incidents increase, the usual response is to add another teacher to the duty roster. But is that solving the problem long term—or compensating for the design of the playground?
Could the playground be the reason a parent chooses your school?
Adventure playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Nature play
Outdoor classrooms
Parkour playgrounds
When parents are comparing schools for their prospective Prep child, many of the fundamentals can appear similar. Strong academic programs. Caring teachers. Clear values. Welcoming communities. So, what ultimately swings their decision?
Could grant funding help your school build its next playground?
Adventure playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Nature play
Outdoor classrooms
Parkour playgrounds
For many schools, the vision for a better playground already exists. The challenge is finding the funding to make it happen. Across Queensland and New South Wales, several government and community grant programs can contribute towards playgrounds, inclusive play spaces, outdoor learning areas and associated infrastructure. However, schools often miss these opportunities because they begin looking for funding before the project has been properly defined.
What does your playground teach?
Adventure playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Nature play
Outdoor classrooms
Parkour playgrounds
School leaders quite rightly carefully consider what their classrooms communicate about learning, culture and expectations, and there is a growing trend in Queensland that the same consideration is being applied to playgrounds.
5 mistakes schools make when planning a new playground
Adventure playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Nature play
Outdoor classrooms
Parkour playgrounds
A new playground is one of the most exciting capital projects a school can undertake. Done well, it becomes a place where children build confidence, develop friendships, challenge themselves physically and create lasting memories. However, after working with schools across Queensland and New South Wales, we’ve seen that many playground projects encounter the same avoidable issues.
What your outdoors say about your school
General Landscaping
Outdoor classrooms
When schools think about outdoor furniture, the conversation often starts with practical considerations. But they overlook something equally important. Outdoor furniture communicates.
Slopes can be a design plus for playgrounds
Adventure playgrounds
General Landscaping
Inclusive playgrounds
Nature play
When it comes to playground design, a sloped site is often seen as a challenge. However, with the right approach, slopes can become one of the most valuable features of a school playground or nature play area. Rather than flattening the land, Everything Outside’s designers often use natural levels to create exciting, engaging, and cost-effective play spaces.
Why sandpits still belong in school playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Nature play
In 2026, the most forward-thinking schools in Queensland and New South Wales are reimagining their playgrounds — not as break-time extras, but as essential learning and wellbeing environments. The trends we are seeing across independent, faith based and public schools reflect a clear shift: playgrounds are becoming strategic assets that support inclusion, compliance, enrolments and long-term value.
Top 5 playground trends shaping Qld and NSW schools in 2026
Adventure playgrounds
Inclusive playgrounds
Nature play
Outdoor classrooms
Parkour playgrounds
In 2026, the most forward-thinking schools in Queensland and New South Wales are reimagining their playgrounds — not as break-time extras, but as essential learning and wellbeing environments. The trends we are seeing across independent, faith based and public schools reflect a clear shift: playgrounds are becoming strategic assets that support inclusion, compliance, enrolments and long-term value.