Please contact the Admissions Office for more information: Telephone: 514.931.2775 or email warmuthm@selwyn.ca

Families from around the world make up the diverse community at Selwyn House School, and we welcome applications from international students. BEFORE APPLYING TO THE SCHOOL, PLEASE READ THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SECTION.

• A copy of your son’s most recent report card and a copy of his final June report card for the last academic school year;
• A one-paragraph statement explaining why you think Selwyn House School would be a good choice for your son;
• A true, certified copy (signed by a legal authority) of your son’s birth certificate, showing the full names of both parents (this must be in either English or French). If a translated document is submitted, a copy of the original document must be provided as well;
• A recent photograph of your son;
• A copy of your son’s Déclaration d’admissibilité à l’enseignement en anglais as issued by the Quebec government, if you have it (please click here for information about eligibility to attend English school in Quebec);
• If your child has an pre-existing conditions, has had any psychological and psychiatric evaluations, or has an individual education program (I.E.P.), please include a copy of the results or recommendations.

Candidates applying for the 2020-21 school year must pay the $50 CAD application fee by credit card. Candidates applying for the 2019-20 school year should contact the Admissions Office for further instructions regarding payment of the application fee.

Download and sign the appropriate Confidential School Report form and give it to the Principal or homeroom teacher of your son’s current school.Upon completion, this form should be e-mailed directly from the applicant’s school to the Selwyn House School Admissions Office. Please use the form that corresponds to your son’s requested grade of entry. Confidential School Report forms are available for students entering Kindergarten to Grade 2, or Grades 3 to 11.

As soon as your son’s online application is complete, the Admissions Office will contact you regarding school visits and entrance tests.

Selwyn House School participates in the Grade 7 QAIS common entrance test with six other QAIS independent schools. In addition to completing the application process, Grade 7 applicants must also register online for the Common Admission Test (CAT), which will be open as of August 19th. Applicants for the CAT write the exam at Marianopolis College on one of the following dates: October 6 (9:00 am or 1:30 pm) or October 20 (9:00 am or 1:30 pm).

Applicants pay the $90 exam registration fee by credit card on the Brisson Legris website.

This entrance exam requires no preparation such as extra tutoring or a preparation course. All the content is based on elementary curriculum until the end of Grade 5.

Grade 7 applicants are also requested to book online their son's interview with the Director of Admissions, Ms. Nathalie Gervais. Instructions on how to schedule the interview will be sent to parents after an online application has been submitted.

Once the Admissions process is complete, the Director of Admissions will contact each family with the recommendations of the Admissions Committee.

Selwyn House School welcomes applications from international students. Before applying, families are asked to consider the following information.

As there are no formal ESL classes at the school, applicants must have some knowledge of either English or French in order to experience success in the program. If enrolled, the school requires international students to pay additional fees for language instruction.

As there are no formal ESL classes at the school, applicants must be proficient in either English or French in order to cope with the program. An evaluation of a candidate’s language skills will be made by reviewing current report cards and a Confidential School Report in addition to a Skype or in-person interview. Students who are not fluent in either language are encouraged to develop their language skills before applying to the school.

As the Middle School provides an enriched curriculum and no formal ESL classes, applicants must be proficient in English in order to experience success. An evaluation of a candidate’s language skills will be made by reviewing current report cards and a Confidential School Report in addition to a Skype or in-person interview. Students who are not fluent in English are encouraged to develop their language skills before applying to the school.

International students who apply at this level must also have a Quebec-government issued Certificate of Eligibility for English Language Education to enroll at the school. Students with a valid Canadian study permit can apply for this certificate through Selwyn House School upon enrollment. Please note that only foreign students who are here temporarily (with or without their parents) can receive an eligibility certificate. The children of parents who are already, or have applied to be, Canadian permanent residents cannot receive a Certificate of Eligibility, and therefore cannot apply to the school. For more information on English-language eligibility, please see English Language Eligibility.

Foreign students who live in Canada with a guardian or with parents who do not possess their own work or study visa will also be charged an additional $4,500/year international student fee.

As the Senior School provides an enriched curriculum and formal ESL classes, applicants must be proficient in English in order to experience success. An evaluation of a candidate’s language skills will be made by reviewing current report cards and a Confidential School Report in addition to a Skype or in-person interview. Students who are not fluent in English are encouraged to develop their language skills before applying to the school.

In addition, the scheduling of Quebec-government exams requires that international students be no older than 14 years old upon application and must apply directly into Grade 9. Applicants from outside Quebec cannot apply for entry into Grades 10 or 11.

International students who apply at this level must also have a Quebec-government issued Certificate of Eligibility for English Language Education to enroll at the school. Students with a valid Canadian study permit can apply for this certificate through Selwyn House School upon enrollment. Please note that only foreign students who are here temporarily (with or without their parents) can receive an eligibility certificate. The children of parents who are already, or have applied to be, Canadian permanent residents cannot receive a Certificate of Eligibility, and therefore cannot apply to the school. For more information on English-language eligibility, please see English Language Eligibility.

Foreign students who live in Canada with a guardian or with parents who do not possess their own work or study visa will also be charged an additional $4,500/year international student fee.