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Faith & Service

Service Program

Strake JesuitGrade-level Service Days (9th-11th); seniors complete 75 independent service hours + Senior Service Reflection Day. Service is graded and appears on transcripts.
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)
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)

Mass

Strake JesuitMonthly all-school Mass (Plus Eucharist at major events (Father-Son Breakfast, Baccalaureate))
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
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).)

Retreats

Strake JesuitFreshman Retreat; Father/Son (soph); Kairos four-day (jr); Brotherhood (sr); on-campus Retreat & Leadership Center
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
St. Catherine'sNot Published

Religious Tradition

Strake JesuitJesuit (Society of Jesus) — "Men for Others," Ignatian formation; founded 1960
FrassatiNot 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

Daily Mass

Strake JesuitAvailable — weekdays 7:20 AM in the Chapel of St. Ignatius (before the school day) (8:30 AM on late-start days)
FrassatiNot Published
DuchesneNot Published
St. Catherine'sNot Published

Theology All Four Years

Strake JesuitNot Published
FrassatiNot Published
DuchesneYes (12 credits; World Religions, Bioethics, Justice and Morality)
St. Catherine'sNot Published

Commute from home

	Strake Jesuit College Preparatory	Frassati Catholic High School	Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart	St. Catherine's Montessori
Tuition	$29,970 2026-27 rate	$24,050 2026-27 rate	$33,600 2026-27 rate · Upper School	$20,560 2026-27 rate · 9th grade; grades 10-12: $20,753
What's included	Included in tuition see list Textbooks (physical + digital) iPad + keyboard case with insurance AP exam fees SAT/ACT prep Course fees (ceramics, science labs) Academic support Most extracurricular/athletic expenses Lab goggles + PE uniforms Parking Charged separately: ISEE exam (paid to ERB): $170 (applicants) — 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	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	Not Published	$3,000 off 2nd student; $9,425 off 3rd (tuition only)	Not Published	10% off for each younger sibling
Lower school on campus	HS only	HS only	Yes PK3–12	Yes 14 months–12th (Montessori)
Open house	Dec 3, 2026	Oct 28, 2026	Nov 1, 2026	Not posted
Required test	ISEE Offered on campus: Oct 31, 2026 · Jan 9, 2027	HSPT or ISEE Offered on campus: Jan 9, 2027 · Jan 23, 2027	ISEE	None
Application deadline	Jan 15, 2027	Not posted	Not posted	Jan 15, 2027
Decision date	Mar 5, 2027	Not posted	Not posted	Mar 5, 2027
Financial aid	Need-based	Need-based	Need-based + Merit	Need-based
AP courses	Not posted	Not posted	20	Not posted
Enrollment	1,390	364	300	23
Student:Teacher	10:1	11:1	8.1:1	14.4:1
Mass	Monthly Daily Mass also offered	Weekly Thursdays, 9:15 AM	Not Published	Monthly
Sports	17 sports	13 sports	12 sports	6 sports
Links	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions

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