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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)
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)
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.)
CathedralDaily — Mass for the whole school every day (Anglican-patrimony liturgy; regular Evensong and Lessons & Carols alongside.)

Retreats

St. ThomasCamp Aquinas freshman retreat; grade-level retreats; dedicated Director of Retreats. Basilian motto: "Teach me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge"
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"
O'ConnellNot Published
CathedralFreshman Retreat; Newman Retreat; House system (Benedict, Neri, Barbieri, De Sales)

Religious Tradition

St. ThomasBasilian Fathers — founded 1900. The school describes itself as the oldest college-preparatory high school for young men in Texas.
FrassatiNot Published
O'ConnellNot Published
CathedralPersonal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (Bishop Lopes) — Anglican-patrimony Catholic liturgy: daily Mass for the whole school, regular Evensong, Lessons & Carols. Open to all students, not only Ordinariate members. Liturgies are held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham.

Service Program

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

Daily Mass

St. ThomasNot Published
FrassatiNot Published
O'ConnellNot Published
CathedralYes — built into the school day for all students

Service Hours Required

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

Theology All Four Years

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

Commute from home

	St. Thomas High School	Frassati Catholic High School	O'Connell College Preparatory School	Cathedral High School
Tuition	$27,900 2026-27 rate	$24,050 2026-27 rate	$9,100 2025-26 rate (newest published)	$22,850 2026-27 rate
What's included	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	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 Registration fee: $450 Technology fee: $200 Sports fee: $150–$250 (per sport ($450 all-season package)) — optional	Fees listed separately No itemized fees published.
Sibling discount	$2,000/yr per sibling after the first	$3,000 off 2nd student; $9,425 off 3rd (tuition only)	Multi-student assistance available (amount not published)	Not Published
Lower school on campus	HS only	HS only	HS only	HS only
Open house	Dec 6, 2026	Oct 28, 2026	Not posted	Nov 7, 2026
Required test	ISEE Offered on campus: Nov 14, 2026 · Jan 9, 2027	HSPT or ISEE Offered on campus: Jan 9, 2027 · Jan 23, 2027	In-house placement test	ISEE (or CLT for classical-school students)
Application deadline	Jan 15, 2027	Not posted	Not posted	Jan 15, 2027
Decision date	Mar 5, 2027	Not posted	Not posted	Not posted
Financial aid	Need-based + Merit	Need-based	Need-based + Merit	Need-based + Merit
AP courses	21	Not posted	Not posted	Not posted
Enrollment	791	364	80	Not Published
Student:Teacher	9:1	11:1	4.5:1	Not Published
Mass	Monthly	Weekly Thursdays, 9:15 AM	Monthly	Daily
Sports	12 sports	13 sports	13 sports	11 sports
Links	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions

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