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Faith & Service

Mass

  • 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)
  • DuchesneNot Published
  • O'ConnellMonthly all-school liturgy (on or off campus) (Day of week not published; handbook includes a bell schedule for 10 a.m. Mass days. All students attend.)
  • 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).)

Service Program

  • 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.
  • DuchesneService Learning Requirement — off-campus volunteering with reflection component; 10,000+ community hours school-wide annually (per-student count not published)
  • O'ConnellNot Published
  • 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)

Retreats

  • 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"
  • DuchesneCampus Ministry (student-led): liturgies, Masses, prayer services, retreats; Five Sacred Heart Goals
  • O'ConnellNot Published
  • St. Catherine'sNot Published

Theology All Four Years

  • FrassatiNot Published
  • DuchesneYes (12 credits; World Religions, Bioethics, Justice and Morality)
  • O'ConnellYes (Theology I-IV (4 credits); retreats included in tuition)
  • St. Catherine'sNot Published

Religious Tradition

  • FrassatiNot Published
  • DuchesneNot Published
  • O'ConnellNot Published
  • St. Catherine'sFounded 1966 by Dominican Sisters; independent Catholic with Dominican charism; Catechesis of the Good Shepherd; HS theology aligned with the Archdiocese

Service Hours Required

  • FrassatiNot Published
  • DuchesneNot Published
  • O'Connell100 (25 hrs/year all students + senior project of 50-100 hrs (graduation requirement). Motto: "Enter to learn, leave to serve.")
  • St. Catherine'sNot Published
Commute from home
Frassati Catholic High School
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
O'Connell College Preparatory School
St. Catherine's Montessori
Tuition
$24,050

2026-27 rate

$33,600

2026-27 rate · Upper School

$9,100

2025-26 rate (newest published)

$20,560

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

What's included
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
  • 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
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
  • Application fee: $150
  • Tuition deposit: $750
  • New Student Fee: $850
  • Facility fee: $800
  • Program fee: $2,500–$2,750
Sibling discount$3,000 off 2nd student; $9,425 off 3rd (tuition only)Not PublishedMulti-student assistance available (amount not published)10% off for each younger sibling
Lower school on campusHS only
Yes

PK3–12

HS only
Yes

14 months–12th (Montessori)

Open houseOct 28, 2026Nov 1, 2026Not postedNot posted
Required test
HSPT or ISEE

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

ISEE
In-house placement test
None
Application deadlineNot postedNot postedNot postedJan 15, 2027
Decision dateNot postedNot postedNot postedMar 5, 2027
Financial aid
Need-based
Need-based + Merit
Need-based + Merit
Need-based
AP coursesNot posted20Not postedNot posted
Enrollment3643008023
Student:Teacher11:18.1:14.5:114.4:1
Mass
Weekly

Thursdays, 9:15 AM

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Monthly
Monthly
Sports13 sports12 sports13 sports6 sports
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