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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)
  • 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).)
  • DuchesneNot Published

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

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

Theology All Four Years

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

Religious Tradition

  • FrassatiNot 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
  • DuchesneNot Published

Service Hours Required

  • FrassatiNot 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
  • DuchesneNot Published
Commute from home
Tuition
$24,050

2026-27 rate

$9,100

2025-26 rate (newest published)

$20,560

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

$33,600

2026-27 rate · Upper School

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
  • 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
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
Sibling discount$3,000 off 2nd student; $9,425 off 3rd (tuition only)Multi-student assistance available (amount not published)10% off for each younger siblingNot Published
Lower school on campusHS onlyHS only
Yes

14 months–12th (Montessori)

Yes

PK3–12

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

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

In-house placement test
None
ISEE
Application deadlineNot postedNot postedJan 15, 2027Not posted
Decision dateNot postedNot postedMar 5, 2027Not posted
Financial aid
Need-based
Need-based + Merit
Need-based
Need-based + Merit
AP coursesNot posted3Not posted20
Enrollment3648023300
Student:Teacher11:14.5:114.4:18.1:1
Mass
Weekly

Thursdays, 9:15 AM

Monthly
Monthly
Not Published
Sports13 sports13 sports6 sports12 sports
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