Fortitude Valley, QLD Family Guide

Start with what is not here

There is no government primary school in Fortitude Valley itself; the nearest are Brisbane Central State School in Spring Hill and New Farm State School (Fortitude Valley). The government secondary option inside the suburb is Fortitude Valley State Secondary College on St Pauls Terrace. Several Catholic schools, by contrast, are a walk away.

The Catholic schools within reach

Sources: All Hallows' enrolment · St James College · Gregory Terrace · Holy Spirit School

The pattern matters more than any one school. Each of the colleges in the table is independent, run in the tradition of a religious order, with its own applications and timelines — and at All Hallows' the timeline starts years before the first day. The parish primary is the part of the picture that works most like a local school. For a family in the Valley, that usually means planning the primary years and the secondary years as two separate decisions.

Brisbane Catholic Education sets its own term dates for its schools, which track the state calendar closely (term dates).

All schools listed within 2 km of Fortitude Valley, by sector.

After school, within 2 km

Live from the AroundSchools directory — 6 of 18 kids' activity providers we list within 2 km of Fortitude Valley · correct as at 30 Sept 2026

Next: open All Hallows', St James College or Holy Spirit School to compare profiles, or see every Catholic school in Brisbane.