Markham College is amongst the most prestigious schools in Lima, Peru. Founded by British expatriates, Markham promotes a mixture of British and Peruvian education. Markham is an independent, non profit-making, co-educational, bi-lingual, secular, day school of approximately 2,000 students aged 4–18. Its students fulfill the Peruvian national curriculum as well as the IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) program from the University of Cambridge. Many students subsequently enrol in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.