In Brisbane, the top two catchments are Mansfield High and Brisbane State High.

The two schools are held in the same esteem as some of Brisbane's best private high schools and can add thousands in value to a home.

27 Lockhart Street, Woolloongabba

Auction: 25/11/17

Agent: Sam Peterffy

4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 5 car parks

Woolloongabba isn't totally covered by the Brisbane State high catchment, but one of the more popular spots is Gabba Hill which is on the edge of the State High area. The locale is highly sought-after, and the catchment can add at least $100,000 to the price of a house.

"I can basically put $100,000 on the price on top what it would be if it weren't in Brisbane State High catchment," agent Sam Peterffy said. "If you've got three children it'll cost you 60 grand a year for a school like Somerville House.

"Why wouldn't you pay an extra $100,000 and be in Brisbane State High catchment and get the same education for free."

The home, owned by media personality Bruce Redman, is also a rare classic Queenslander in the built-up suburb.

"It's the nicest house I've sold in Woolloongabba in two years," Ms Peterffy said.

33 Kookaburra Circuit, Rochedale

Price: $1.28 million

Agent: Zishaan Omar and Lisa Etri

5 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2 car parks

The demand for the Mansfield state high catchment is driving a lot of sales in the covered suburbs, including Rochedale. A newly built estate in the suburbs is filled with great homes, including 33 Kookaburra Circuit.

"This is a brand new build. It's a real quality build, with high ceilings and four bedrooms," selling agent Zishaan Omar said. "It's perfect for a family, an open-plan home. We started to see a lot of that demographic, people in their late 30s, 40s looking for modern homes."

The home itself is immaculate, and was designed with family in mind. But if it's not to your taste, land in Rochedale is selling like hot cakes too.

"In the Rochedale estates they're fairly new homes but we're also selling land there at over $1000 a square metre."

13301/1 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane

Price: From $1.83 million

Agent: Terry Hogan

4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2 car parks

If you want to move into the Brisbane State High School catchment, the bulk of the property available in the area are apartments, particularly because of the building boom in the area.

They're not all one- and two bed-investor stock though - there's still opportunities to buy high-end property in the area.

Brisbane 1 is offering penthouses for sale above $1.83 million, with different penthouse floor plans available.

126 Parkland Circuit, Rochedale

Price $1.05 million

Agent: Merinda Kim and Cathy Cheng

5 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2 car parks

This is another modern and recently built home in the Rochedale Estates. It offers high-quality finishes and on-trend designs in the Mansfield High catchment.

Other suburbs in the catchment, like Mansfield and Mount Gravatt, are filled with more established homes and not as any modern, finished products.

With five bedrooms, there's plenty of space for growing families as well.

12 Waterview Terrace, Dutton Park

Auction: 16/12/17

Agent: Meagan Muir

3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 car park

This home is a little dated, but you'd expect that from a house that's been in the one family for 23 years.

It last sold in 1994 for just $175,000. 911 square metres in the Brisbane State High School catchment will now probably get a lot more. There's plenty of potential in this house and three bedrooms can become more with a bit of elbow grease.