Transportation

PUBLIC TRANSIT

Selwyn House School is easily accessible by public transit. Options include taking the #24 bus which stops on Sherbrooke Street West, one block south of the school, or travelling by metro. From the Atwater metro station, students have a 10-minute walk to the school, and from the Vendome station, students take a bus that brings them to within a block of the school. Students living on the West Island can take the AMT commuter train that stops at the Vendome metro station. In addition to the bus and metro, a BIXI bike station is located at the corner of Sherbrooke Street West and Argyle Avenue.


DEDICATED BUS SERVICES

Selwyn House School and five other local QAIS schools (The Study, Sacred Heart School, Miss Edgar’s and Miss Cramp’s School, St. George’s School, Centennial Academy and Trafalgar) operate four dedicated bus services for students. These safe, reliable services offer the option of one-way or two-way travel.

Here are the updated single-paragraph summaries for each bus line service, focusing strictly on the coverage area, pricing, and estimated start and end times:

Here are the updated, concise blurb paragraphs for each of the 7 QAIS bus lines, omitting exact stop addresses while highlighting the general region, pricing, standard times, and late-bus options:

1. Laval / Town of Mount Royal (TMR) The Laval/TMR bus service connects families across Laval and Town of Mount Royal directly to Selwyn House School, priced at $3,500 annually for round-trip travel or $2,900 for one-way service (payable in two post-dated installments on August 15 and December 15, 2026). Morning route pick-ups run between 6:35 AM and 7:10 AM with school arrival by 7:50 AM, while afternoon return buses depart Selwyn House at 3:40 PM and finish drop-offs by 5:22 PM (standard schedule only).

2. Nun's Island / Verdun Serving families in Nun's Island and Verdun, this line offers two-way service for $3,500 per year or one-way service for $2,900 per year (split into post-dated installments on August 15 and December 15, 2026). Morning transportation features door-to-door pick-ups between 6:20 AM and 7:20 AM alongside a Verdun pick-up at 7:30 AM. Standard afternoon buses depart the school at 3:30 PM, and an optional late-bus return service is available upon request starting after 5:15 PM.

3. Plateau / Outremont This route services the Plateau-Mont-Royal, Outremont, and Downtown areas, costing $3,000 annually for two-way round trips or $2,750 for one-way travel (payable in two post-dated installments on August 15 and December 15, 2026). Morning pick-ups begin across the region starting at 6:50 AM, while afternoon return buses depart Selwyn House School at 3:30 PM to complete the route in reverse (standard schedule only).

4. South Shore / Rive-Sud Connecting Châteauguay, Candiac, and the Brossard/Taschereau corridor to Selwyn House School, the South Shore line is priced at $3,500 per student for round trips or $2,900 for one-way service (split into installments on August 15 and December 15, 2026). Morning pick-ups run from 6:20 AM to 7:12 AM, while afternoon return buses depart the school at 3:30 PM and finish final drop-offs by 4:47 PM (standard schedule only).

5. West Island Line #1 (Beaconsfield / Kirkland / IKEA) Covering Beaconsfield, Pointe-Claire, Kirkland, and Ville Saint-Laurent, West Island Line #1 is priced at $3,500 annually for two-way travel or $2,900 for one-way service (payable in installments on August 15 and December 15, 2026). Morning pick-ups take place between 6:35 AM and 7:00 AM, with standard afternoon return buses departing at 3:30 PM and dropping off through 4:52 PM. An evening late-bus option is also available, departing school with drop-offs running from 6:05 PM to 6:55 PM.

6. West Island Line #2 (Roger Pilon Corridor) Serving Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Place Vertu, and the Roger Pilon corridor, West Island Line #2 costs $3,500 per year for round trips or $2,900 for one-way service (split into post-dated installments on August 15 and December 15, 2026). Morning pick-ups run between 6:35 AM and 6:51 AM, while standard afternoon drop-offs depart at 3:30 PM and wrap up by 4:52 PM. Students on this line also have access to the shared West Island evening late-bus service (drop-offs from 6:05 PM to 6:55 PM).

7. Sud-Ouest Shuttle Providing a dedicated connection between the Sherbrooke and Atwater Metro corridor and Selwyn House School, the Sud-Ouest shuttle is offered at a flat annual rate of $1,500 (payable in two $750 installments on August 15 and December 15, 2026). Morning pick-ups follow a 6:50 AM route start, and the afternoon return shuttle departs Selwyn House School at 3:30 PM (standard schedule only).

For more information

For more information or to register, please contact:
Kathryn Fitzpatrick
reception@selwyn.ca
514) 931-9481

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