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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)
St. ThomasMonthly all-school Mass, plus Holy Days of Obligation (Weekly opportunities for Mass, Confession, Adoration and Rosary in addition)
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.)
Cristo ReyMonthly all-school Mass (usually Fridays, 10:00 AM) (All students expected to attend all-school Masses in full dress uniform)

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"
St. ThomasCamp Aquinas freshman retreat; grade-level retreats; dedicated Director of Retreats. Basilian motto: "Teach me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge"
O'ConnellNot Published
Cristo ReyGrade-level retreats, monthly liturgies, daily examen; Jesuit Grad-at-Grad formation

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.
St. Thomas"Champions for Change" — six service experiences annually (service year Jun 1 - May 31)
O'ConnellNot Published
Cristo ReyNot Published

Theology All Four Years

FrassatiNot Published
St. ThomasNot Published
O'ConnellYes (Theology I-IV (4 credits); retreats included in tuition)
Cristo ReyYes (4 credits; students of all faiths welcome)

Daily Mass

FrassatiNot Published
St. ThomasNot Published
O'ConnellNot Published
Cristo ReyAvailable — Mon-Fri 7:05 AM, Madonna Della Strada Chapel (optional)

Religious Tradition

FrassatiNot Published
St. ThomasBasilian Fathers — founded 1900. The school describes itself as the oldest college-preparatory high school for young men in Texas.
O'ConnellNot Published
Cristo ReyNot Published

Service Hours Required

FrassatiNot Published
St. ThomasNot Published
O'Connell100 (25 hrs/year all students + senior project of 50-100 hrs (graduation requirement). Motto: "Enter to learn, leave to serve.")
Cristo ReyNot Published

Commute from home

	Frassati Catholic High School	St. Thomas High School	O'Connell College Preparatory School	Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston
Tuition	$24,050 2026-27 rate	$27,900 2026-27 rate	$9,100 2025-26 rate (newest published)	$8,000 2026-27 · sliding scale by income — average family pays $783/yr
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	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	Fees listed separately see fees Registration fee: $450 Technology fee: $200 Sports fee: $150–$250 (per sport ($450 all-season package)) — optional	Included in tuition see list All classes and materials Laptop (kept 4 years + college)
Sibling discount	$3,000 off 2nd student; $9,425 off 3rd (tuition only)	$2,000/yr per sibling after the first	Multi-student assistance available (amount not published)	Not Published
Lower school on campus	HS only	HS only	HS only	HS only
Open house	Oct 28, 2026	Dec 6, 2026	Not posted	Not posted
Required test	HSPT or ISEE Offered on campus: Jan 9, 2027 · Jan 23, 2027	ISEE Offered on campus: Nov 14, 2026 · Jan 9, 2027	In-house placement test	None
Application deadline	Not posted	Jan 15, 2027	Not posted	Not posted
Decision date	Not posted	Mar 5, 2027	Not posted	Not posted
Financial aid	Need-based	Need-based + Merit	Need-based + Merit	Need-based
AP courses	Not posted	21	Not posted	12
Enrollment	364	791	80	472
Student:Teacher	11:1	9:1	4.5:1	11.8:1
Mass	Weekly Thursdays, 9:15 AM	Monthly	Monthly	Monthly Fridays, 10:00 AM Daily Mass also offered
Sports	13 sports	12 sports	13 sports	10 sports
Links	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions

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