The Queensland Government has announced the closure of six schools after a review of their viability.

The State Education Department has been considering the sustainability of eight public schools.

Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek has announced that three Brisbane schools will shut down.

Closing down Fortitude Valley State School (Brisbane)

Fortitude Valley State School (Brisbane) Old Yarranlea State School (Brisbane)

Old Yarranlea State School (Brisbane) Nyanda State High (Brisbane)

Nyanda State High (Brisbane) Toowoomba South State School (Darling Downs)

Toowoomba South State School (Darling Downs) Charlton State School (Darling Downs)

Charlton State School (Darling Downs) Stuart State School (Townsville) Reprieved Everton Park State High (Brisbane)

Everton Park State High (Brisbane) Wyreema State School (Darling Downs)

They are Fortitude Valley State School in the inner city, Old Yarranlea State School at Mount Gravatt and Nyanda State High at Salisbury.

On the Darling Downs, Toowoomba South and Charlton state schools will shut, and Stuart State School is closing in the north Queensland city of Townsville.

The other two schools on the hit list - Brisbane's Everton Park State High School and Wyreema State School south-west of Toowoomba - will stay open.

Mr Langbroek has previously called off a proposed merger between Brisbane State High School and Coorparoo Secondary College.

He says he weighed up issues such as enrolments and accessibility.

"Closures are not about making money," he said.

"Any money that comes from the disposal will be poured back into bricks and mortar.

"I've spoken to the P and C presidents from all of those schools over the last couple of hours."

Fortitude Valley State School parent Kaley Laws says she is furious about the State Government's decision.

"They don't care about the fact that they've just ripped all these kids' lives up and that there's nowhere around here that can give them the education that they've got here," she said.

Fortitude Valley Parents and Citizens Association president Anthony Holcroft says they will not give up the fight to save the school.

"Everyone's in tears. The kids have now been told and they're upset," he said.

"An information pack has already gone home to the parents tonight and it shows them alternative schools and stuff like that.

"It's like they already knew the decision they were making."

Joyce Misa has three children at Nyanda High and says she does not know where to send them next year.

"All the other schools are actually jam-packed," she said.

"They're really costly. The school that's close to me is Calamvale and ... it's just not an option to take them to Calamvale."

Stuart State parent Penny Teale says she is devastated and shocked by the decision to close the Townsville school.

"I really don't understand, we've proved our viability," she said.

"We've had more submissions than any other school and an incredible passion and outpouring by the school. I can't believe they would decide otherwise."

In Toowoomba, Charlton State School mother Maria Fatseas says parents are shocked.

"I'm gutted, shattered that they can even - to close a little school, a gorgeous little school, beautiful staff," she said.

Mr Langbroek says there will be an allowance of up to $750 to help parents pay for new uniforms and other expenses.

"I can understand these are very very difficult decisions ... we want to be there to support the teachers, the staff, the parents and students of course and we're committed to doing that," he said.