Good to know
Good to Know
- Cusco's bilingual/international school scene is genuinely small compared with Lima — most guides list the same handful of schools (Andino/ACIS, Colegio Internacional Peruano Británico Cusco, and Colegio Max Uhle are the most frequently cited), so options and admissions slots are limited.
- Almost none of Cusco's schools publish tuition online; expect to contact the admissions office directly for a current fee schedule, and to pay a separate one-off enrollment/admission fee on top of monthly tuition.
- The Peruvian school year runs roughly March to December (about 10 months of tuition payments), not a 12-month cycle, which matters when budgeting a short-term relocation.
- Andino Cusco International School (ACIS) is notable for weaving Quechua language into its curriculum alongside English and Spanish — distinctive for an IB-track school in this region.
- If you need a guaranteed English-medium curriculum with a published fee structure, be aware most well-documented full 'international schools' with clear IB/American/British tracks and public pricing are concentrated in Lima, not Cusco; some expat families in Cusco opt for homeschooling or online international curricula for this reason.
- Cusco's international/bilingual school scene is much smaller than Lima's — plan on either a bilingual Peruvian-curriculum school, the one local IB school (Andino Cusco, located outside the city center in Cachimayo), or homeschooling/online schooling rather than expecting a wide choice of full international-curriculum schools.
- Because Cusco schools don't run a competitive, published admissions cycle like big-city international schools, you may have more flexibility to enroll mid-year than in Lima — but don't wait until the last few weeks, especially for the IB program.
- Bring officially translated (and ideally apostilled) birth certificates, vaccination records, and school transcripts — Peruvian schools generally require Spanish-language documentation for foreign students.
- If you plan to homeschool, be aware Peruvian law doesn't explicitly regulate it, so local UGEL education officials may wrongly tell you it isn't allowed — it's worth having a plan for certification (e.g. an online accredited program or a CEBA alternative-education center) rather than relying on informal study alone if you'll eventually need a Peruvian-recognized certificate.
- We could not confirm a dedicated, in-person Cusco homeschooling community or co-op — most homeschooling-related support we found for Peru is national/online rather than Cusco-specific, so digital nomad families should expect to build their own local support network rather than plug into an established one.
Schools
Cachimayo, Cusco Region (Short Drive From the City Center)
- Name
- Andino Cusco International School (ACIS) — formerly Ausangate Andino International School
- Grades
- Toddler/Inicial through Grade 12
- Curriculum
- IB World School: Primary Years Programme (PYP) for ages 3–12 and IB Diploma Programme (DP) in secondary; delivered bilingually in English and Spanish, with Quechua language incorporated to reflect the Andean context.
- Notes
- The first private IB-authorized school in Cusco and the wider region (authorized since 2014). Located on a 5,000 m² campus.
Tuition
- Detail
- School directories list tuition as 'inquire at school' — no fixed published fee schedule found.
- Status
- Not publicly published
Colegio Internacional Peruano Británico (CIPB) Cusco
- Grades
- Preschool through Secondary
- Location
- Cusco
- Curriculum
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) education with a British-curriculum focus.
- Notes
- One of the two most commonly cited 'international' options in Cusco, alongside Colegio Max Uhle. Distinct from the similarly-named Colegio Peruano Británico (CPB) in Lima's Surco district, which is a separate, larger institution.
Tuition
- Detail
- No fee schedule found; direct inquiry required.
- Status
- Not publicly published
Colegio Max Uhle
- Grades
- Kindergarten through Grade 12
- Location
- Cusco
- Curriculum
- German-Peruvian bilingual school offering the Peruvian National Curriculum alongside elements of the German education system.
- Notes
- Known for rigorous academics and bilingual proficiency development, with sports and arts programs.
Tuition
- Detail
- No fee schedule found; direct inquiry required.
- Status
- Not publicly published
Waldorf School Llaqta
- Grades
- Preschool through Grade 6
- Location
- Cusco
- Curriculum
- Waldorf pedagogy (holistic, arts- and movement-integrated) delivered bilingually in Spanish and English.
- Notes
- An alternative-education option rather than a mainstream international/IB track.
Tuition
- Detail
- No fee schedule found; direct inquiry required.
- Status
- Not publicly published
San Francisco De Asís School
- Grades
- Preschool through Secondary
- Location
- Cusco
- Curriculum
- Bilingual instruction in Spanish and English, following a curriculum intended to prepare students for both local and international academic paths.
- Notes
- Offers extracurricular sports and cultural programs.
Tuition
- Detail
- No fee schedule found; direct inquiry required.
- Status
- Not publicly published
Antonio Lorena School
- Grades
- Not specified in available sources
- Location
- Cusco
- Curriculum
- Bilingual education in Spanish and English on top of the standard Peruvian curriculum.
- Notes
- Primarily serves the local community but has support programs for non-Spanish-speaking students; more of a local private school than a full international campus.
Tuition
- Detail
- No fee schedule found; direct inquiry required.
- Status
- Not publicly published
Multilingual School Cusco
- Grades
- 6 weeks old through Kindergarten, with bilingual Primary
- Location
- Cusco
- Curriculum
- 100% English-immersion nursery/pre-school (Cuna–Jardín), transitioning to a bilingual primary program; curriculum is aligned with the Peruvian national curriculum but enriched with international standards.
- Notes
- As of the most recent available information, the school was working toward international-school accreditation, which it described as making it the first in the Cusco region to hold that status from the early-years level.
Tuition
- Detail
- No fee schedule found; direct inquiry required.
- Status
- Not publicly published
General Tuition Benchmark
- Context
- No named Cusco school publishes an exact tuition figure online. As a general (not school-specific) benchmark, Peru-wide private-school pricing guides report that provincial cities' fees run roughly 30–50% below equivalent schools in Lima. Applying that discount to Lima's own mid-to-premium bilingual/IB tiers gives a rough indicative range for Cusco bilingual/international-track schools, though this is an estimate, not a quoted price from any Cusco school.
Estimated Monthly Range IB Premium Tier
- Label
- per month, estimated IB/premium-tier school in Cusco
- Amount Local Low
- PEN 1,500
- Amount Local High
- PEN 3,500
Estimated Monthly Range Mid Tier Bilingual
- Label
- per month, estimated mid-tier bilingual (non-IB) school in Cusco
- Amount Local Low
- PEN 750
- Amount Local High
- PEN 1,750
Enrollment And Homeschooling
- Enrollment Timing
- There is no single published citywide deadline system the way there is in Lima's flagship international schools. Because Cusco's expat/international-curriculum population is much smaller, admissions tend to be handled on a rolling, case-by-case basis by each school's own office rather than through a competitive annual cycle — but IB-track seats (notably at Andino Cusco) and popular grade levels can still fill up, especially for the academic year start (Peruvian school year runs roughly March to December). Families should treat 3+ months' advance contact as a safe minimum, and reach out even earlier if targeting a specific grade at the IB school or if arriving mid-year, since capacity at any single grade level can be limited by classroom size rather than a formal waitlist queue.
- School Options Overview
- Cusco and Arequipa: limited international school options — most expat families in these cities use private bilingual schools or homeschool. The main options for foreign families in Cusco are Andino Cusco International School (IB World School, campus in Cachimayo/Anta, about 30 minutes outside the city center with an optional bus service from San Jerónimo), Colegio Internacional Peruano Británico (CIPB, British-curriculum bilingual school), Colegio Max Uhle (German-Peruvian bilingual school), and a handful of Spanish/English bilingual schools such as San Francisco de Asís and Multilingual School Cusco. Enrollment options at these schools are open to both local and international students, but Cusco's pool of international-curriculum seats is genuinely small compared to Lima.
- Homeschooling Community Cusco
- No genuinely documented, Cusco-specific homeschooling co-op, meetup group, or in-person support network could be verified in the sources we checked. General Peru-wide homeschool resources and legal-advisory services exist (mostly Lima-based or online/national in scope), and some nomad/expat families in Cusco reportedly rely on online curricula (e.g. international online schools) combined with private tutors for socialization and subject support, but this is based on general patterns for smaller Peruvian cities rather than a confirmed, named Cusco homeschool group.
- Waitlist Realistic Expectations
- Formal, publicly disclosed waitlists (with published wait times) are not something Cusco's international/bilingual schools advertise, unlike large international schools in cities like Lima. In practice this means: seats are usually available if you apply a few months ahead, especially outside the most in-demand IB grade levels, but you should not assume last-minute enrollment (arriving with under a month's notice) will guarantee a spot, particularly at the IB school, where per-grade capacity is limited by classroom size.
Homeschooling Legality
- Status
- In a legal gray area — neither explicitly regulated nor prohibited nationwide (applies to Cusco as anywhere else in Peru)
- Details
- Peru's constitution and General Education Law (Ley N.º 28044) affirm that parents have the right to choose how their children are educated and to participate in the educational process, and this is the basis families and legal commentators use to argue homeschooling is not illegal. However, there is no dedicated homeschooling statute, education is compulsory at the initial, primary and secondary levels, and independent home-based study cannot on its own produce an official Peruvian degree or certificate — families who want formal certification typically need to route through a recognized school, correspondence program, or an 'alternative basic education' center (CEBA) for evaluation and validation.
- Practical Caveat
- Local education officials (UGEL) are often uninformed about the legal basis for homeschooling and may incorrectly tell families the option doesn't exist, so most experienced homeschooling families in Peru avoid raising the topic with local school authorities and instead work directly with correspondence/alternative schools or online curricula that issue their own certification.
Application Fees Example
Andino Cusco International School
- Andino Cusco International School
- PEN 100
Andino Cusco International School
- Andino Cusco International School
- PEN 200
Required Documents Typical
- Child's birth certificate (often needs to be officially translated into Spanish if not already bilingual)
- Passport copies for the child and enrolling parent(s)
- Proof of legal residency/visa status or immigration paperwork in process
- Previous school records/report cards or transcripts, translated into Spanish
- Immunization/vaccination records
- Passport-style photos (schools often request several)
- Completed school application form plus payment of a non-refundable application/registration fee
Cusco has a much smaller and less mature international-school market than Lima. Most families (expat and local) choose from a handful of bilingual (Spanish/English) schools rather than fully 'international' campuses with published fee schedules. Exact, current tuition figures are rarely published online by Cusco schools; most require direct inquiry ('inquire at school'), and prices are generally reported to run well below Lima equivalents.
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