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Arts

Arts Music

St. AgnesMixed Chorus, Triple Trios & Performance Workshop (100+ member Mixed Chorus with Strake Jesuit (founded 1988), daily rehearsal, 1 credit · Triple Trios & Performance Workshop select/audition-only, grades 10-12 · Private voice lessons available · Most All-State Choir qualifiers of any private HS in Texas)
Cristo ReyMusic Creative Strategies & Ethnomusicology electives (Composition/production with Ableton Live · Ethnomusicology studies global traditions (West Africa, Caribbean, Brazil, Japan, Middle East, India) · Choir volunteers prepare music for monthly all-school Mass)
O'ConnellNot Published
DuchesneTreble Choir & Advanced Choir (auditioned), plus Guitar, Handbells & Music Theory/AP (Treble open to all, Advanced Choir by audition · Performances incl. Astros national anthem, Christmas Concert, Spring Pop Show · Acabellas a cappella club)

Arts Visual

St. AgnesFine Art program (Drawing, painting, graphic design, photography & video, multiple skill levels · Dedicated art rooms · Student art shows)
Cristo ReyArt Portfolio I & II, Young Artists of Color (Young Artists of Color explores social activism through art by underrepresented artists · Biweekly Art Club)
O'ConnellNot Published
DuchesneAdvanced 2D/3D design, photography, sculpture & digital media (Includes Art History electives · Student exhibitions and gallery visits)

Arts Dance

St. AgnesTiger Girls Dance Team (Competition Team (regional/national circuit, UDA Nationals in Orlando) & Gameday Team (pep rallies, games) · Open audition to all grade levels · P.E. credit eligible)
Cristo ReyNot Published
O'ConnellNot Published
DuchesneIntro to Dance through Dance 4 Advanced, plus Aerial Dance (Ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip-hop, jazz funk & musical theater styles · Beginner & intermediate levels available · Spring Duchesne Dance Show)

Arts Theatre

St. AgnesFall play, spring musical & student-directed one-acts (Joint productions with Strake Jesuit, both acting & technical roles · 0.5 Fine Arts credit for participation · Performs at the on-campus Arthur Buckley Theatre & Buckley Black Box Theatre)
Cristo ReyNot Published
O'ConnellNot Published
DuchesneIntro to Theater + advanced acting, design & playwriting tracks (One major extracurricular production annually (alternating plays/musicals) · All-school musical (grades 2-12) every third year)

Arts Band

St. AgnesConcert Band, Symphonic Band/Wind Ensemble & Jazz Ensemble (100+ member band, pep band in fall then splits into Symphonic Band/Wind Ensemble in spring, 0.5 credit/semester · Jazz Ensemble 0.25 credit/semester · Joint with Strake Jesuit, rehearses at the Parsley Center)
Cristo ReyNot Published
O'ConnellNot Published
DuchesneNot Published

Arts Comedysportz

St. AgnesComedySportz (Joint improv team with Strake Jesuit, part of the national ComedySportz High School League · Competitions & community performances)
Cristo ReyNot Published
O'ConnellNot Published
DuchesneNot Published

Arts Orchestra

St. AgnesString Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Orchestras (Joint program with Strake Jesuit, one of the largest private-school instrumental programs in Houston · Violin, viola, cello, string bass & harp · All skill levels encouraged; section coaches place by ability · ~14 performances/year)
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O'ConnellNot Published
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	St. Agnes Academy	Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston	O'Connell College Preparatory School	Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
Tuition	$28,400 2026-27 rate	$8,000 2026-27 · sliding scale by income — average family pays $783/yr	$9,100 2025-26 rate (newest published)	$33,600 2026-27 rate · Upper School
What's included	Fees listed separately see fees ISEE exam (paid to ERB): $170 (applicants) — optional Application fee: $75 ($125 for transfer applicants) Financial aid application fee: $35 — optional Enrollment deposit: $500 Tablet PC (technology): $1,725 AP test fee: $105 (per AP / Honors-AP class) — optional Senior fee: $350 (seniors only) — optional Athletics fee: $150 (per sport) — optional	Included in tuition see list All classes and materials Laptop (kept 4 years + college)	Fees listed separately see fees Registration fee: $450 Technology fee: $200 Sports fee: $150–$250 (per sport ($450 all-season package)) — optional	Fees listed separately see fees ISEE exam (paid to ERB): $170 (applicants) — optional New Student Fee: $1,500 Enrollment deposit: $1,000 Technology fee (Grade 9): $2,600 Textbooks: $350 (approximate, Upper School) Grade 10 College Tour: $500 (grade 10) Graduation fee: $600 (seniors) Class trips: $175–$2,800 — optional AP exams: $100–$200 (per exam) — optional Athletics fee: $150–$300 (per sport) — optional
Sibling discount	Not Published	Not Published	Multi-student assistance available (amount not published)	Not Published
Lower school on campus	HS only	HS only	HS only	Yes PK3–12
Open house	Not posted	Not posted	Not posted	Nov 1, 2026
Required test	ISEE Offered on campus: Nov 14, 2026	None	In-house placement test	ISEE
Application deadline	Not posted	Not posted	Not posted	Not posted
Decision date	Not posted	Not posted	Not posted	Not posted
Financial aid	Need-based No merit scholarships	Need-based	Need-based + Merit	Need-based + Merit
AP courses	25	12	3	20
Enrollment	934	472	80	300
Student:Teacher	9:1	11.8:1	4.5:1	8.1:1
Mass	Weekly	Monthly	Monthly	Not Published
Sports	12 sports	10 sports	13 sports	12 sports
Links	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions

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