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Faith & Service
Mass
- St. ThomasMonthly all-school Mass, plus Holy Days of Obligation (Weekly opportunities for Mass, Confession, Adoration and Rosary in addition)
- DuchesneNot Published
- 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
- St. ThomasCamp Aquinas freshman retreat; grade-level retreats; dedicated Director of Retreats. Basilian motto: "Teach me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge"
- DuchesneCampus Ministry (student-led): liturgies, Masses, prayer services, retreats; Five Sacred Heart Goals
- O'ConnellNot Published
- Cristo ReyGrade-level retreats, monthly liturgies, daily examen; Jesuit Grad-at-Grad formation
Theology All Four Years
- St. ThomasNot Published
- DuchesneYes (12 credits; World Religions, Bioethics, Justice and Morality)
- O'ConnellYes (Theology I-IV (4 credits); retreats included in tuition)
- Cristo ReyYes (4 credits; students of all faiths welcome)
Service Program
- St. Thomas"Champions for Change" — six service experiences annually (service year Jun 1 - May 31)
- DuchesneService Learning Requirement — off-campus volunteering with reflection component; 10,000+ community hours school-wide annually (per-student count not published)
- O'ConnellNot Published
- Cristo ReyNot Published
Daily Mass
- St. ThomasNot Published
- DuchesneNot Published
- O'ConnellNot Published
- Cristo ReyAvailable — Mon-Fri 7:05 AM, Madonna Della Strada Chapel (optional)
Religious Tradition
- St. ThomasBasilian Fathers — founded 1900. The school describes itself as the oldest college-preparatory high school for young men in Texas.
- DuchesneNot Published
- O'ConnellNot Published
- Cristo ReyNot Published
Service Hours Required
- St. ThomasNot Published
- DuchesneNot 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
| Tuition | $27,900 2026-27 rate | $33,600 2026-27 rate · Upper School | $9,100 2025-26 rate (newest published) | $8,000 2026-27 · sliding scale by income — average family pays $783/yr |
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| What's included | Included in tuition see list
Charged separately:
| Fees listed separately see fees
| Fees listed separately see fees
| Included in tuition see list
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| Sibling discount | $2,000/yr per sibling after the first | Not Published | Multi-student assistance available (amount not published) | Not Published |
| Lower school on campus | HS only | Yes PK3–12 | HS only | HS only |
| Open house | Dec 6, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | Not posted | Not posted |
| Required test | ISEE Offered on campus: Nov 14, 2026 · Jan 9, 2027 | ISEE | In-house placement test | None |
| Application deadline | Jan 15, 2027 | Not posted | Not posted | Not posted |
| Decision date | Mar 5, 2027 | Not posted | Not posted | Not posted |
| Financial aid | Need-based + Merit | Need-based + Merit | Need-based + Merit | Need-based |
| AP courses | 21 | 20 | Not posted | 12 |
| Enrollment | 791 | 300 | 80 | 472 |
| Student:Teacher | 9:1 | 8.1:1 | 4.5:1 | 11.8:1 |
| Mass | Monthly | Not Published | Monthly | Monthly Fridays, 10:00 AM Daily Mass also offered |
| Sports | 12 sports | 12 sports | 13 sports | 10 sports |
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