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If you're researching international schools in Lima, Peru offering Catholic, this page lists every school we know of and lets you sort, filter and compare them — without school marketing in the way. The most common curriculum is IB (DP), taught by 4 of the schools below. Annual tuition spans roughly 14,410–33,770 PEN, with the average sitting around 22,415. Schools range from new openings to long-established names like Colegio Peruano Alemán Reina del Mundo (opened 1969).
Compare 4 Catholic international schools in Lima, Peru. Filter by curriculum, fees (average PEN 22,415), location, and more to find the right international school now.
Colégio Los Álamos in Peru offers an IB Diploma Programme alongside a bespoke curriculum designed to educate the whole person within a Catholic-inspired context guided by the Opus Dei prelature. The school operates a differentiated education model with gender-specific schooling and uses the iKnowledge pedagogy, a teaching-learning approach that links knowledge to practice and integrates physical education and the arts. English is taught intensively, and the school is a Cambridge English School, reinforcing global communication skills. International study trips and exchanges complement academic study, fostering an international mindset within a supportive community. The IB DP provides a rigorous, globally recognized framework, while the Bespoke Curriculum adapts to students' needs. Facilities include a digital library, study spaces, and a safe environment. The school emphasizes character formation, social responsibility, and service to others, encouraging students to engage with local and international communities through volunteering and community initiatives. Students benefit from a welcoming, multilingual environment that supports diverse backgrounds.
Villa Caritas School is a private Catholic girls' school in Peru that welcomes students from age 1 to 18 and partners with its sister school San Pedro. It offers a bespoke curriculum alongside the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and Cambridge IGCSE, with English as the language of instruction from Early Years and about 80% of classes taught in English. From grade 3, students study a third language, with German or French; the school provides DELF for French and Sprachdiplom for German. Cambridge ESOL assessments (YLE, PET, FCE) are part of the progression, culminating in IGCSE English B HL. The 148-acre campus hosts MakerSpace for STEAM projects, extensive sports facilities, and an Arts Program featuring film, visual arts, music, and theatre. An annual film is produced with the University of Lima, and students undertake study trips and solidarity activities. The Catholic identity and academic standards underpin a truly holistic, worldwide education.
Reina del Mundo is a Catholic Peruano-German coeducational school in La Molina, Lima, promoted by the Congregation of Missionary Sisters of Saint Vincent de Paul from Hildesheim, Germany. The school combines its Peruano-German heritage with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for upper secondary students (years IV and V). It has IB World School status since 2003 and offers this program alongside a Catholic curriculum and Vincentian formation, with project-based learning and intercultural experiences. The campus serves about 980 students in two shifts and features facilities to support academic, physical, emotional, and spiritual growth: a dining hall, a full soccer field, a green field, and a Kindergarten area with psychomotor spaces, art facilities, a light room, a courtyard, and classrooms; plus an entry chapel, green courtyards, and technology rooms. German and English are taught, with DSD I and II and Cambridge English certifications. Extracurriculars include arts, sports, and service, such as BER and Model United Nations.
Colégio Alpamayo is a male-only Catholic school in Lima, Peru, offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) for grades 10 and 11, with a bilingual option including at least two English-taught Higher Level subjects such as History. The DP is taught within a six-subject IB framework spanning Language and Literature, Languages, Individuals and Societies, Sciences, Mathematics, and Arts or Electives, with core elements Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge, and Creativity, Activity and Service. The school operates on two campuses in Lima: the main campus at Bucaramanga 145 Mayorazgo and a PreSchool campus in Surco, with facilities including a modern chapel, a Psychopedagogical Department, language and arts spaces, and a range of after-school programs. Alpamayo emphasizes sport, arts, and language learning, with a history of internationalization and student mobility since 2011, a bilingual curriculum, and extensive exchange opportunities, including Cambridge English preparation and the IB English B certificate, and international exchanges.
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