Mentions in Popular Culture
- The movie Prom Wars is based on Selwyn House. In the movie, Selby House battle Lancaster College (allegories for Selwyn House and Lower Canada College, respectively, historically "arch-rival" schools) over the right to take ACS (ECS) girls, the nearby girls school, to their respective proms.
- The school has been mentioned in Mordecai Richler's novel, Barney's Version.
- The school is part of the basis for Richler's Jacob Two-Two adventure series. Richler's son Jacob was a student at Selwyn House.
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