International Schools in Lima, Peru

Lima’s international schools are a mixed market of English-medium and bilingual Spanish-English institutions offering International Baccalaureate, British (Cambridge/IGCSE and A-level variants) and American-style programmes alongside Peruvian bilingual options; there are also a few French and German schools. Typical annual tuition sits around the mid-tens of thousands of soles, with a published median near S/24,395 and most schools clustering roughly between S/18,200 and S/25,100; many schools invoice as monthly “pensiones” and add one-off enrolment or registration charges. Admissions usually follow the Peruvian school year (the public academic year opens in mid-March and runs through December), so families commonly apply several months ahead of the March intake; schools commonly require an application, previous-school records, and placement or language assessments for older children and hold places with a registration deposit. Practical choices for relocating families include commute time and traffic (several international campuses are concentrated in Miraflores, San Isidro, La Molina and Santiago de Surco), the availability of EAL/Spanish support, and whether the school holds IB/Cambridge authorisation or equivalent accreditation.

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