In 1948, Cistercian secondary schools in Hungary had been closed and in 1950, their monasteries had been confiscated.

While community service is not required, the typical class averages 8000 hours of volunteer contributions.

[7] Cistercian's academic program has been highly rated, both regionally and nationally, for many years.

Cistercian fields teams in nine varsity sports in three athletic seasons: football and cross country (fall); basketball, soccer, and swimming (winter); baseball, track & field, tennis (spring).

The school is a member of the Southwest Preparatory Conference, which hosts championship tournaments and meets at the end of every season.