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Faith & Service

Service Program

  • DuchesneService Learning Requirement — off-campus volunteering with reflection component; 10,000+ community hours school-wide annually (per-student count not published)
  • St. Thomas"Champions for Change" — six service experiences annually (service year Jun 1 - May 31)
  • FrassatiPier Giorgio Service Learning: 9th weekly school-community duty; 10th 10 hrs; 11th 20 hrs (marginalized-serving agencies); 12th 20 hrs with one agency. Counts for 5% of Religion grade.
  • St. Catherine'sService-learning with 54 partner organizations (Houston Food Bank, Catholic Charities, Houston Zoo); HS community service trips and retreats (no published hour requirement)

Mass

  • DuchesneNot Published
  • St. ThomasMonthly all-school Mass, plus Holy Days of Obligation (Weekly opportunities for Mass, Confession, Adoration and Rosary in addition)
  • FrassatiWeekly — Thursdays, 9:15 AM (All-School Mass) (Plus monthly Eucharistic Adoration, scaling from a short prayer in 9th grade to a full Holy Hour by senior year)
  • St. Catherine'sMonthly (School-wide statement (all levels attend monthly); no high-school-specific schedule published. Daily student-led communal prayer; weekly Atrium (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd).)

Retreats

  • DuchesneCampus Ministry (student-led): liturgies, Masses, prayer services, retreats; Five Sacred Heart Goals
  • St. ThomasCamp Aquinas freshman retreat; grade-level retreats; dedicated Director of Retreats. Basilian motto: "Teach me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge"
  • FrassatiYearly class retreats; weekly All-School Mass (Thu 9:15); monthly Eucharistic Adoration scaling to a full senior Holy Hour; Italy pilgrimage "In the Footsteps of Pier Giorgio"
  • St. Catherine'sNot Published

Religious Tradition

  • DuchesneNot Published
  • St. ThomasBasilian Fathers — founded 1900. The school describes itself as the oldest college-preparatory high school for young men in Texas.
  • FrassatiNot Published
  • St. Catherine'sFounded 1966 by Dominican Sisters; independent Catholic with Dominican charism; Catechesis of the Good Shepherd; HS theology aligned with the Archdiocese

Theology All Four Years

  • DuchesneYes (12 credits; World Religions, Bioethics, Justice and Morality)
  • St. ThomasNot Published
  • FrassatiNot Published
  • St. Catherine'sNot Published
Commute from home
Tuition
$33,600

2026-27 rate · Upper School

$27,900

2026-27 rate

$24,050

2026-27 rate

$20,560

2026-27 rate · 9th grade; grades 10-12: $20,753

What's included
Fees listed separately see fees
  • 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
Included in tuition see list
  • Laptop & technology

Charged separately:

  • Application fee: $75
  • Registration fee: $700
  • Camp Aquinas (freshman retreat): $650 (freshmen)
  • Class retreat: $325 (returning/transfer students)
  • Books: $550
  • Athletics fee: $250 (per sport) — optional
  • AP exam: $99 (per course) — optional
Included in tuition see list
  • Technology fee ($500)
  • Registration ($300)
  • Student activities ($400)
  • Textbooks ($650)

Charged separately:

  • Application fee: $75–$125
  • Enrollment deposit (new families): $700
  • Athletics & Fine Arts fee: $250 (per sport/season) — optional
Fees listed separately see fees
  • Application fee: $150
  • Tuition deposit: $750
  • New Student Fee: $850
  • Facility fee: $800
  • Program fee: $2,500–$2,750
Sibling discountNot Published$2,000/yr per sibling after the first$3,000 off 2nd student; $9,425 off 3rd (tuition only)10% off for each younger sibling
Lower school on campus
Yes

PK3–12

HS onlyHS only
Yes

14 months–12th (Montessori)

Open houseNov 1, 2026Dec 6, 2026Oct 28, 2026Not posted
Required test
ISEE
ISEE

Offered on campus: Nov 14, 2026 · Jan 9, 2027

HSPT or ISEE

Offered on campus: Jan 9, 2027 · Jan 23, 2027

None
Application deadlineNot postedJan 15, 2027Not postedJan 15, 2027
Decision dateNot postedMar 5, 2027Not postedMar 5, 2027
Financial aid
Need-based + Merit
Need-based + Merit
Need-based
Need-based
AP courses2021Not postedNot posted
Enrollment30079136423
Student:Teacher8.1:19:111:114.4:1
MassNot Published
Monthly
Weekly

Thursdays, 9:15 AM

Monthly
Sports12 sports12 sports13 sports6 sports
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