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Faith & Service

Retreats

  • St. ThomasCamp Aquinas freshman retreat; grade-level retreats; dedicated Director of Retreats. Basilian motto: "Teach me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge"
  • St. Pius XAnnual class-level retreats; Dominican Four Pillars (Prayer, Study, Community, Preaching); all-school liturgies, daily-open chapel
  • 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"
  • DuchesneCampus Ministry (student-led): liturgies, Masses, prayer services, retreats; Five Sacred Heart Goals

Mass

  • St. ThomasMonthly all-school Mass, plus Holy Days of Obligation (Weekly opportunities for Mass, Confession, Adoration and Rosary in addition)
  • St. Pius XMonthly all-school liturgy (Attendance and participation required of every student, of any faith tradition. Daily prayer opens and closes each school day.)
  • 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)
  • DuchesneNot Published

Service Program

  • St. Thomas"Champions for Change" — six service experiences annually (service year Jun 1 - May 31)
  • St. Pius XNot 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.
  • DuchesneService Learning Requirement — off-campus volunteering with reflection component; 10,000+ community hours school-wide annually (per-student count not published)

Religious Tradition

  • St. ThomasBasilian Fathers — founded 1900. The school describes itself as the oldest college-preparatory high school for young men in Texas.
  • St. Pius XNot Published
  • FrassatiNot Published
  • DuchesneNot Published

Service Hours Required

  • St. ThomasNot Published
  • St. Pius X100 (100 hours during junior + senior years, with reflection)
  • FrassatiNot Published
  • DuchesneNot Published

Theology All Four Years

  • St. ThomasNot Published
  • St. Pius XNot Published
  • FrassatiNot Published
  • DuchesneYes (12 credits; World Religions, Bioethics, Justice and Morality)
Commute from home
Tuition
$27,900

2026-27 rate

$22,850

2026-27 rate

$24,050

2026-27 rate

$33,600

2026-27 rate · Upper School

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
Fees listed separately see fees
  • Registration fee (new students): $350
  • Graduation fee (seniors): $280 (seniors)
  • Athletics fee: $150–$350 (per sport) — optional
  • Learning for Success program: $2,500 (if enrolled in program) — optional
  • Bus transportation: $1,550 — 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
  • 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$2,000/yr per sibling after the firstHalf tuition for a 3rd concurrently enrolled child$3,000 off 2nd student; $9,425 off 3rd (tuition only)Not Published
Lower school on campusHS onlyHS onlyHS only
Yes

PK3–12

Open houseDec 6, 2026Not postedOct 28, 2026Nov 1, 2026
Required test
ISEE

Offered on campus: Nov 14, 2026 · Jan 9, 2027

ISEE
HSPT or ISEE

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

ISEE
Application deadlineJan 15, 2027Not postedNot postedNot posted
Decision dateMar 5, 2027Not postedNot postedNot posted
Financial aid
Need-based + Merit
Need-based + Merit
Need-based
Need-based + Merit
AP courses21Not postedNot posted20
Enrollment791655364300
Student:Teacher9:17:111:18.1:1
Mass
Monthly
Monthly
Weekly

Thursdays, 9:15 AM

Not Published
Sports12 sports14 sports13 sports12 sports
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