How much do international schools cost in Peru in 2026?

Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt (The American School of Lima) publishes annual tuition commonly near about $17,000–$20,000 by level for recent school years, paid in installments, plus optional bus lines and first-year entrance or matriculation charges that can make year one far heavier than tuition alone. Markham College sits just below that elite band with annual tuition often quoted in the mid tens of thousands of soles (roughly mid-teens of thousands of dollars depending on grade and FX), again with large one-time entrance fees. Mid-tier bilingual and IB campuses such as Newton, Hiram Bingham, San Silvestre, and Franco-Peruano-style options often land nearer roughly $5,000–$13,000 tuition with their own matrícula rules. Always confirm the current year sheet with the school; uniforms, buses, lunches, and exams sit outside tuition.

For two children, year-one entrance fees can rival several months of Miraflores rent before the first term starts: Lima cost of living and Monthly budget. Nursery years still matter before grade school: Childcare costs.

Lima holds the densest international and bilingual map, which is why many family movers accept higher coastal rents: Where to live in Peru. Arequipa offers softer housing and thinner English-medium choice, so families either accept Spanish-first private schools or keep a Lima school corridor as a hard requirement: Living in Arequipa and Arequipa cost of living. National affordability stories collapse once two tuitions join the sheet: How expensive is Peru.

Apply early. Entrance exams, interviews, and waitlists do not wait for your carnet de extranjería to print: Get a carnet de extranjería. Budget paediatric and private clinic buffers beside school fees: Healthcare costs.