Colegio Alpamayo vs Markham College - San Antonio Campus

	C Colegio Alpamayo Lima, Peru	M Markham College - San Antonio Campus Lima, Peru
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year PEN 14,410 - 33,770	Fees / year PEN 13,400 - 16,750
Age range	Age range 1 - 17 years	Age range 3 - 18 years
Type	Type Boys School	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum IB (DP)	Curriculum IB (PYP), Cambridge IGCSE, IB (DP)
Pupils	Pupils 268	Pupils 2,000
Typical class size	Typical class size 26	Typical class size 22
Instruction language	Instruction language Spanish, English	Instruction language English, Spanish
Opened	Opened 1987	Opened 1946
Bus service	Bus service No	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location The school is located in Lima, Peru. The address is Bucaramanga 145 Mayorazgo, Lima, Peru. It is in the Mayorazgo area of Lima.	Location Markham College operates across two campuses in Lima, Peru: Monterrico Campus at Av. La República N° 111, Urb. El Derby, Santiago de Surco, and San Antonio Campus at Calle Augusto Angulo 291, San Antonio, Miraflores. The Monterrico campus is in the Surco district and the San Antonio campus is in Miraflores, both in central Lima. The campuses are in residential urban neighbourhoods with access to local transport in Lima.
Stages	Stages PreSchool; Elementary, Middle and High School.	Stages Early Years; Primary; Secondary.
School type	School type The school is a male-only Catholic school.	School type The school is a bilingual Peruvian international school rooted in British heritage.
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix —	Pupil nationality mix Students of more than 34 nationalities.
Additional learning support	Additional learning support The school has a Psychopedagogical Department that assesses students, guides their efforts with teachers and families, and conducts aptitude and personality tests to support academic performance and emotional development.	Additional learning support —
Country affiliation	Country affiliation —	Country affiliation British heritage; affiliated with the Asociación Educacional Británica del Perú.
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation Catholic; Alpamayo promotes Catholic faith and Christian values with two chaplains providing spiritual care and celebrating the sacraments, and a chapel on site.	Religious affiliation —
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure 180 school days and two semesters; March to December.
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Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application / Admission fees - Application (right to apply / proceso de postulación): S/ 300.00. - One-time Admission Deposit (Cuota de Ingreso, CI) charged to new students and transfers: amounts depend on entry grade and are payable once to reserve the place. The school's published amounts are: S/ 23,280.00 (entering from Nursery through 2nd Primary), S/ 17,460.00 (entering 3rd–6th Primary), S/ 10,476.00 (entering 1st–5th Secondary). Payment of the Cuota de Ingreso must be made within five business days after receiving the letter of acceptance; payment of the Cuota de Ingreso reserves the place. Tuition (pensiones) — amounts by year group The amounts shown below are the published pension (monthly/period) figures in Peruvian soles (S/). The school requires 11 payments per academic year: one matrícula (enrollment/registration payment) plus ten monthly pension installments. The matrícula amount is equal to the published pension for the pupil's level; the annual total is therefore the published pension × 11. The school describes the pensión de enseñanza as an annual obligation divided into ten monthly cuotas, with eleven total payments (matrícula + 10 pensions). - Early Years (1–2 years): Pension per payment S/ 1,310.00 — Annual (11 payments) S/ 14,410.00. - Nursery (3 years): Pension per payment S/ 1,350.00 — Annual (11 payments) S/ 14,850.00. - Pre-Kinder (4 years): Pension per payment S/ 1,940.00 — Annual (11 payments) S/ 21,340.00. - Kinder (5 years): Pension per payment S/ 2,530.00 — Annual (11 payments) S/ 27,830.00. - Primary 1°–2°: Pension per payment S/ 2,940.00 — Annual (11 payments) S/ 32,340.00. - Primary 3°–5°: Pension per payment S/ 2,950.00 — Annual (11 payments) S/ 32,450.00. - Grades 6°–8°: Pension per payment S/ 2,960.00 — Annual (11 payments) S/ 32,560.00. - Grades 9°–11° (Secondary): Pension per payment S/ 3,070.00 — Annual (11 payments) S/ 33,770.00. Billing schedule and payment terms - Annual structure: eleven payments per year — one matrícula (first payment) plus ten monthly pension installments. The pensión is described as an annual charge divided into ten monthly instalments; the matrícula completes the 11-payment scheme. - Due dates: monthly pension instalments are due no later than the last day of each month; the December payment is due on 17 December. Late payment incurs bank interest as established by the school. - The payment of matrícula is a condition to reserve the student's place for the school year; formal admission of a new student is completed once the Cuota de Ingreso has been paid and required documentation delivered. The Cuota de Ingreso must be paid within five working days after receipt of the letter of acceptance. Boarding / residential provision - No boarding (internado) fees are published; the school presents tuition (pensiones) and ancillary service fees but does not list a boarding program or boarding charges. The published pensión values apply to day students and explicitly note that the pension does not include the school dining service. Other costs and occasional fees - Meal service: the published pension does not include the dining service (comedor); cafeteria costs are separate. - Admission / application processing fee (proceso de admisión): S/ 300.00. - Small administrative/certification fees listed in the school regulations (examples): issuance of an English certificate S/ 50.00; official study certificate (online) S/ 20.00. These administrative fees are charged for specific document requests and processes. - Educational charges described in the regulations: references to "armadas educativas mensuales" (monthly educational charges), lists of textbooks and school supplies, and a Banco de Libros (book-loan) service appear in the school regulations; textbooks, supplies, and some academic or extracurricular programme charges are handled as additional items and may generate separate monthly or occasional charges. The school's administrative communications list the montos, number and opportunity of payment for pensiones and other charges before each matrícula. Discounts and exemptions on the Cuota de Ingreso - Discount/exemption rules published for the admission deposit include: 50% discount on CI for a second child in the Salcantay or Alpamayo schools; exoneration (100%) of CI for a third child in Salcantay or Alpamayo; exoneration for children of alumni of the Salcantay and Alpamayo schools; and a 20% CI discount for students from sibling schools (national or international). Refund / cancellation terms - The refund of the Cuota de Ingreso is governed by the legal formula contained in the Reglamento de Instituciones Educativas Privadas de Educación Básica (DS N° 005-2021-MINEDU). The school follows that formula and any applicable governmental disposals for calculation and processing of any return of the admission deposit. Specific refund timing, calculation and procedures follow the legal formula and school administrative procedure. Fee payment options and administrative process - Payments are managed by the school's Administration and Tesorería (Treasury). The Cuota de Ingreso and other required amounts must be deposited to the school's bank accounts as instructed once admission is confirmed; matriculation and other pre-term procedures are handled by Tesorería according to a published enrolment timetable. - The school operates an Extranet / parent portal (SIEWEB) for families; the Extranet is listed as a school platform and is used in the school's information-management processes. The presence of an Extranet indicates an online channel for administrative interaction and account management (access requires parent credentials). Notes on what is included above - The figures above are published in the school's admissions and regulatory materials for the 2026 academic cycle and in the school's internal regulations. Amounts shown are in Peruvian soles (S/). Annual totals under “Tuition” are shown as the published pension multiplied by eleven payments (matrícula + 10 monthly pensions), consistent with the school's published payment structure.	Fee details Entrance (entry) fees - An entry fee is payable at the time of acceptance. The entry fee is split in some entry years between an initial payment on acceptance and a later instalment as the child progresses into Primary; the totals by entry year/group are: - Foundation Stage 1 (entry year shown as 2025/2026 examples): US$10,000 on acceptance + US$7,500 later = US$17,500 total. - Foundation Stage 2 (4+): US$12,500 on acceptance + US$5,000 later = US$17,500 total. - Kinder and Primary 1: US$8,750 on acceptance + US$8,750 later = US$17,500 total. - Primary 2 to Primary 5: US$6,250 on acceptance + US$6,250 later = US$12,500 total. - Primary 6 to Secondary 2: US$4,250 on acceptance + US$4,250 later = US$8,500 total. - Secondary 3, 4 & 5B (IB Programme): US$8,500 on acceptance (single payment) = US$8,500 total. Tuition fees (annual and per-instalment detail) - Annual tuition for the 2026 school year: - Foundation Stage 1 (FS1): US$ 13,400 per year. - Foundation Stage 2 (FS2) through Secondary 6 (S6): US$ 16,750 per year. - Billing model and instalments (the school does not present fees by academic "term"): - Fees are payable either as a single annual payment or in 10 monthly instalments. - The 10-instalment schedule consists of one matriculation instalment (paid at enrolment) plus nine monthly instalments. - For 2025/2026 the per-instalment (10-payment) values are shown as: FS1 = US$1,340 per instalment; FS2 onward = US$1,675 per instalment (10 instalments total equals the annual amounts above). Billing schedule and payment terms - Payment timing and deadlines for 2026: - Matriculation (first instalment): window from 12 January to 9 February. - 1st instalment: due 31 March. - 2nd instalment: due 30 April. - 3rd instalment: due 30 May. - 4th instalment: due 30 June. - 5th instalment: due 31 July. - 6th instalment: due 31 August. - 7th instalment: due 30 September. - 8th instalment: due 31 October. - 9th instalment: due 30 November. - The other billing terms: parents must be up to date with school fees and any other debts at the time of annual matriculation; families with outstanding balances are not permitted to matriculate until debts are cleared. Boarding fees - Boarding is not listed as a programme or charged item; therefore boarding fees are not applicable. Other costs and optional services - Items included in the annual tuition: textbooks, copybooks, paper and access to the internet/intranet; most international examination fees, local class trips and most outdoor educational trips are covered. - Items explicitly not included in tuition and therefore additional costs to budget for: - The student's personal writing equipment and school uniform. - Optional school transport (bus) service. - Optional lunch service. - Optional longer (user-pays) school trips, which may be partially subsidised in some cases. Refund information - No explicit refund policy for tuition, entrance fees or instalments is published on the fee schedule page. The only fee-related condition stated is that outstanding balances must be settled before a family may matriculate a student. Fee payment options and contact for payment queries - Specific payment methods (for example: credit card, bank transfer, direct debit) are not specified on the published fee page. For clarification of accepted payment methods and related procedures, contact the Director of Finance (Miriam Parodi) at miriam.parodi@markham.edu.pe or the Admissions office at admissions@markham.edu.pe. Summary of missing or unspecified items found while compiling this overview: - No published breakdown of fees by academic "term" because tuition is presented as an annual amount or as 10 monthly instalments. - No explicit published refund policy or detailed description of accepted payment methods on the public fee page. - No boarding programme or boarding fees are listed.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) is offered bilingually for grades 10 and 11, providing a high-standard international education and bilingual certification. Alpamayo is part of the IB World School network, sharing the goal of contributing to a more peaceful world through mutual understanding and intercultural respect. The DP curriculum consists of six subject groups: Group 1 Language and Literature; Group 2 Language Acquisition; Group 3 Individuals and Societies; Group 4 Sciences; Group 5 Mathematics; Group 6 Arts and Electives, with some subjects offered as electives. Core components are the Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge, and Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS). Students may opt for the bilingual Diploma by taking at least two English-taught subjects at Higher Level, including History. Assessment and certification follow IB standards, with the Diploma requiring 24 to 45 points; courses are graded on a 1–7 scale, and strong performance in the core can earn up to three additional points; CAS completion is required for the Diploma.	Curriculum details The school teaches a bilingual English–Spanish curriculum. Lower School runs a dual-language programme with English and Spanish across subjects, including Peruvian Studies, Personal and Social Education (PSE), IMPACT (cross-curricular skills and values), Music, Art, and Computers. Lower School subjects are based on the English National Curriculum and the Peruvian Curriculum. In Primary, English follows a UK English Curriculum and Talk for Writing. The Middle School content and educational standards correlate closely with the UK national curriculum. The Secondary School offers Cambridge IGCSE and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP), with 21 IGCSE subjects and 41 IB subjects (19 at Higher Level).
Student teacher ratio	Student teacher ratio —	Student teacher ratio 18 students per class.
Exam results	Exam results Since 1998, the school has prepared students to take Cambridge English proficiency examinations certified by Cambridge University; since 2011, it has prepared students to obtain the IB English B certificate. By the end of High School (Grade 11), students aim to have English proficiency certified by either the Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) or the IB English B certificate. The school has promoted exchange trips with English-speaking countries such as Ireland and the United States, and is currently evaluating additional destinations to serve most families. On these trips, students are immersed in English-language communities and culture, with an intercultural focus.	Exam results The school offers Cambridge IGCSE (21 subjects) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) with 41 IB subjects (19 in HL). In November 2018, 92 candidates sat the IB Diploma exams. University destinations include Cambridge University (UK), University of Toronto (Canada), McGill University (Canada), University of Edinburgh (UK), and King's College London (UK), among others.
Higher education progression	Higher education progression The Diploma Programme offers direct entry to prestigious universities in Peru and abroad. The program develops key competencies for university life, including argumentation, critical thinking, research, teamwork, community engagement, intercultural understanding, and a global outlook.	Higher education progression Graduates have been accepted to universities worldwide, including Cambridge University (UK), University of Toronto (Canada), McGill University (Canada), University of Edinburgh (UK), and King's College London (UK), among others.
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Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions 1. If you wish to submit the admission application, click here. 2. Evaluation of the File: The admission process for the Initial Level is governed by the respective Directive that regulates this process. The Admissions Office reviews the applicant's file under that directive. This step determines whether the applicant meets the defined criteria for admission. 3. Vacancies: Admission is subject to the number of vacancies available. If the number of applicants who meet all the criteria exceeds the vacancies offered, the applications pass to a waiting list. This means there is a possibility of being placed on a waitlist. 4. Results: The results will be provided to the parents or guardians of the applicant by telephone. The admission process's sole purpose is to communicate whether admission has been granted or the applicant is on the waiting list. Reevaluation or any other information is not contemplated. 5. Acceptance of Vacancy Reservation: To finalize the vacancy, parents or guardians must present, within five (5) days of admission being granted: a photocopy of the voucher for the Entrance Fee; all documents requested in the enrollment stage in original, with the exception of the DNI; six color passport-size photos of the applicant. 6. Enrollment Information: Enrollment information will be sent to the parents via email after securing a vacancy. The school does not administer evaluation exams to children in Preschool and First Grade.	Admissions 1. Initiate the application by submitting the Online Enquiry Form. After submission, families receive an electronic copy of the Internal Regulations, and the Admissions Office will contact them to discuss the next steps in the process. The College seeks to offer places to families aligned with its educational philosophy, with limited spaces per class. 2. Be aware of admissions priorities and the BEAP requirement. Siblings of current students are given priority, followed by families with connections to the College, and then new families. All new families must be introduced by four BEAP members, one of whom can be a family member (employer letters may be accepted for recently arrived foreign families). These priorities follow legal provisions and influence admission decisions. 3. Who is evaluated. For Early Years (FS1, FS2, Kinder, P1), no age-appropriate assessments are conducted; placement is based on age. All other applicants are required to complete age-appropriate assessments, and the College may request an external evaluation if needed, especially to support language development for the English Immersion and Bilingual Programmes. 4. Notification of application results. All applicant families receive an email with the final decision, and places are offered only to those who have satisfactorily met all entry requirements. Discussions about the final admission decision are not part of the admissions process. Parents of applicants offered a place should visit the College to sign the offer letter and complete the Admissions process. 5. Enrollment and documentation for new students. Enrolment requires submission of the requested documents, and additional documents may be required depending on circumstances. For Local Transfers, documents include the Ficha Única de Matrícula (FUM), a clearance certificate from the previous institution, and a current SIAGIE enrolment certificate if the transfer is mid-year. For Local Transfers and International Transfers, separate documentation applies to ensure proper enrolment. 6. Admissions process for Primary (P2 to 6B) and Secondary. The process includes a guided tour of facilities, delivery of detailed information outlining the steps to start the application, and a complete review of the applicant's form. Next steps include personal interviews with parents in English and Spanish, written assessments in English, Spanish, and Mathematics, and the CAT4 exam; additional interviews may be scheduled at the College's discretion. 7. International transfers and validation of studies. For international families, it is recommended to begin the Process of Study Validation or Recognition with the Peruvian Ministry of Education, as enrolment may require such recognition (processing can take up to 30 working days). The College details the Validation of Studies (agreements) and Revalidation of Studies (no agreement) processes, and outlines the required documents (including translations and apostilles where applicable) to initiate these steps. In addition, international transfer requirements may include providing last two years of academic reports, FUM, and related documentation to complete enrolment.
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Waitlist	Waitlist Waitlist: If the number of applicants who meet the criteria exceeds the number of vacancies, the applications pass to a waiting list.	Waitlist —
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