Brisbane’s first vertical high school will almost certainly be built in Fortitude Valley by 2020 on the site of the former state school on Brooke Street, Queensland Education Minister Kate Jones says.

Ms Jones said the Valley would likely be home to the state's first high-rise school, with the second possibly set for Brisbane State High School’s catchment area, which includes West End, South Brisbane, South Bank, Highgate Hill and parts of Dutton Park.

Education Minister Kate Jones says 'vertical' high schools now being planned for Queensland's inner-city. Credit:Glenn Hunt/AAP

“There is an expectation that we will be looking at different models of development on that small Valley site,” Ms Jones said.

“So yes, that gives us an opportunity to look at a vertical school on that site.”