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Lima is home to 16 international schools, offering families a range of curricula and price points to choose from.
Compare 9 international schools in Lima, Peru. Filter by curriculum, fees (average PEN 23,474), location, and more to find the right international school now.
Markham College is a long-established bilingual Peruvian international school in Lima with a British heritage. It serves ages 3 to 18 across two campuses, Monterrico and San Antonio, including a newly opened Primary campus in Monterrico shared with Early Years. The curriculum combines IB PYP, Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma Programme. In Lower School English and Spanish are taught across subjects in a dual-language programme; Primary follows a UK English Curriculum with Talk for Writing, and Middle School aligns with the UK national framework; Secondary offers 21 IGCSE subjects and 41 IB subjects (19 at Higher Level). Markham is a Round Square member with international exchanges. The Outdoor Education Programme, Service Learning and a wide arts and sports offering enrich learning. Facilities include biology, chemistry and physics labs, three D&T workshops, an Arts Building and a full Upper School library, plus performance and sports spaces. The Music Programme is an instrumental hub and a London College of Music recognised centre.
Hiram Bingham is an international school in Peru offering the International Baccalaureate continuum (PYP, MYP, DP) for ages 3 to 16. Founded in 1980, it is Peru's first school authorised for all three IB programmes (2003) and in 2022 underwent a continuum evaluation by IB. The campus in Santiago de Surco features classrooms with German furniture and air‑conditioning, four secondary science laboratories, a Primary multi‑purpose room, and libraries for each section. Students benefit from extensive arts and performance facilities, including two art rooms, a pottery kiln, a dance room, music and drama spaces, and a theatre seating 358. The school offers a broad extracurricular program across sport, arts and service, with facilities for basketball, swimming, football and more. With 700 students and cohort limits of 50, Hiram Bingham emphasizes personalised education in a close community. English, Spanish and French are taught, with Cambridge and Alliance Française examinations and IB university access.
Markham College is a long-established bilingual Peruvian international school in Lima with a British heritage. It serves ages 3 to 18 across two campuses, Monterrico and San Antonio, including a newly opened Primary campus in Monterrico shared with Early Years. The curriculum combines IB PYP, Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma Programme. In Lower School English and Spanish are taught across subjects in a dual-language programme; Primary follows a UK English Curriculum with Talk for Writing, and Middle School aligns with the UK national framework; Secondary offers 21 IGCSE subjects and 41 IB subjects (19 at Higher Level). Markham is a Round Square member with international exchanges. The Outdoor Education Programme, Service Learning and a wide arts and sports offering enrich learning. Facilities include biology, chemistry and physics labs, three D&T workshops, an Arts Building and a full Upper School library, plus performance and sports spaces. The Music Programme is an instrumental hub and a London College of Music recognised centre.
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.
Colegio Peruano Britanico is a private international school in Lima, Peru, and part of Nord Anglia Education. It serves students aged 3 to 18 and prepares the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for ages 15 to 16. The school offers a bilingual curriculum in English and Spanish, with French taught from early years. The 20,000 m2 campus in central Lima is designed as a supportive, home-like learning environment. Every classroom features interactive technology, with an Early Years area, modern primary and secondary pavilions, a dedicated IB teaching pavilion, and high-tech science laboratories. Sporting facilities include indoor and outdoor fields for football, basketball, hockey, athletics, and more; the school competes in ADECOPA and Nord Anglia Global Games. The Juilliard School collaboration enriches performing arts, while visual arts studios support creativity. A four-house system—Ascot, Berkshire, Eton and Thames—fosters leadership, alongside global trips, exchanges, and community service projects that provide global learning.
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.
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.
Villa Alarife School is an IB World School in Peru serving ages 3 to 18, offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme alongside a bilingual education with a strong emphasis on English. The bilingual approach develops listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and provides access to international certifications. Founded on November 19, 1998 by Decree RD No. 3908, it began as a three‑level institution and now serves about 600 students across roughly 26 classrooms from Pre‑Kinder to 11th grade. Facilities include classrooms for up to 25 students, laboratories, a library, green spaces, and sports areas; all secondary classrooms have a computer, a multimedia projector, and an interactive whiteboard. In 2011, a sports field with football, basketball, volleyball and an athletics track was inaugurated. The program includes study trips for grades 7–10 to Tarapoto, Cajamarca, Arequipa, and Cusco and participation in external competitions such as ACE and interschool debates. A Debate Club, various arts events, and the Festival of Music and Dance enrich campus life.
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