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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.)
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. 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

O'ConnellNot Published
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. Catherine'sService-learning with 54 partner organizations (Houston Food Bank, Catholic Charities, Houston Zoo); HS community service trips and retreats (no published hour requirement)

Religious Tradition

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

Retreats

O'ConnellNot 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"
St. Catherine'sNot 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.")
FrassatiNot Published
St. Catherine'sNot Published

Theology All Four Years

O'ConnellYes (Theology I-IV (4 credits); retreats included in tuition)
FrassatiNot Published
St. Catherine'sNot Published

Commute from home

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

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