More than 50% of new enrolments at inner-city high schools designed to relieve enrolment pressure on Brisbane State High School are from out of catchment. A spokesperson for the Department of Education says the numbers are not unexpected as in-catchment parents opt to send their children to established, well-regarded schools. Brisbane South State Secondary College and Fortitude Valley State Secondary College cost $240 million to build and are expected to enrol over 3000 students by 2025.