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Faith & Service

Mass

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.)
DuchesneNot Published
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).)
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)

Service Program

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

Retreats

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

Theology All Four Years

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

Religious Tradition

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

Service Hours Required

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

Commute from home

	O'Connell College Preparatory School	Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart	St. Catherine's Montessori	Frassati Catholic High School
Tuition	$9,100 2025-26 rate (newest published)	$33,600 2026-27 rate · Upper School	$20,560 2026-27 rate · 9th grade; grades 10-12: $20,753	$24,050 2026-27 rate
What's included	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 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 Application fee: $150 Tuition deposit: $750 New Student Fee: $850 Facility fee: $800 Program fee: $2,500–$2,750	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
Sibling discount	Multi-student assistance available (amount not published)	Not Published	10% off for each younger sibling	$3,000 off 2nd student; $9,425 off 3rd (tuition only)
Lower school on campus	HS only	Yes PK3–12	Yes 14 months–12th (Montessori)	HS only
Open house	Not posted	Nov 1, 2026	Not posted	Oct 28, 2026
Required test	In-house placement test	ISEE	None	HSPT or ISEE Offered on campus: Jan 9, 2027 · Jan 23, 2027
Application deadline	Not posted	Not posted	Jan 15, 2027	Not posted
Decision date	Not posted	Not posted	Mar 5, 2027	Not posted
Financial aid	Need-based + Merit	Need-based + Merit	Need-based	Need-based
AP courses	3	20	Not posted	Not posted
Enrollment	80	300	23	364
Student:Teacher	4.5:1	8.1:1	14.4:1	11:1
Mass	Monthly	Not Published	Monthly	Weekly Thursdays, 9:15 AM
Sports	13 sports	12 sports	6 sports	13 sports
Links	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions

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