Peru, Lima
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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.
Early Years; Primary; Secondary.
The school is a bilingual Peruvian international school rooted in British heritage.
British heritage; affiliated with the Asociación Educacional Británica del Perú.
180 school days and two semesters; March to December.
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.
Students of more than 34 nationalities.
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.