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Faith & Service

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.
  • Strake JesuitGrade-level Service Days (9th-11th); seniors complete 75 independent service hours + Senior Service Reflection Day. Service is graded and appears on transcripts.
  • 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)

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)
  • Strake JesuitMonthly all-school Mass (Plus Eucharist at major events (Father-Son Breakfast, Baccalaureate))
  • 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

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"
  • Strake JesuitFreshman Retreat; Father/Son (soph); Kairos four-day (jr); Brotherhood (sr); on-campus Retreat & Leadership Center
  • St. Catherine'sNot Published
  • DuchesneCampus Ministry (student-led): liturgies, Masses, prayer services, retreats; Five Sacred Heart Goals

Religious Tradition

  • FrassatiNot Published
  • Strake JesuitJesuit (Society of Jesus) — "Men for Others," Ignatian formation; founded 1960
  • 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

Daily Mass

  • FrassatiNot Published
  • Strake JesuitAvailable — weekdays 7:20 AM in the Chapel of St. Ignatius (before the school day) (8:30 AM on late-start days)
  • St. Catherine'sNot Published
  • DuchesneNot Published

Theology All Four Years

  • FrassatiNot Published
  • Strake JesuitNot Published
  • St. Catherine'sNot Published
  • DuchesneYes (12 credits; World Religions, Bioethics, Justice and Morality)
Commute from home
Tuition
$24,050

2026-27 rate

$29,970

2026-27 rate

$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
Included in tuition see list
  • Textbooks (physical + digital)
  • iPad + keyboard case with insurance
  • AP exam fees
  • SAT/ACT prep
  • Course fees (ceramics, science labs)
  • Academic support
  • Most extracurricular/athletic expenses
  • Lab goggles + PE uniforms
  • Parking

Charged separately:

  • ISEE exam (paid to ERB): $170 (applicants) — 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)Not Published10% off for each younger siblingNot Published
Lower school on campusHS onlyHS only
Yes

14 months–12th (Montessori)

Yes

PK3–12

Open houseOct 28, 2026Dec 3, 2026Not postedNov 1, 2026
Required test
HSPT or ISEE

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

ISEE

Offered on campus: Oct 31, 2026 · Jan 9, 2027

None
ISEE
Application deadlineNot postedJan 15, 2027Jan 15, 2027Not posted
Decision dateNot postedMar 5, 2027Mar 5, 2027Not posted
Financial aid
Need-based
Need-based
Need-based
Need-based + Merit
AP coursesNot postedNot postedNot posted20
Enrollment3641,39023300
Student:Teacher11:110:114.4:18.1:1
Mass
Weekly

Thursdays, 9:15 AM

Monthly

Daily Mass also offered

Monthly
Not Published
Sports13 sports17 sports6 sports12 sports
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