Mexico City

This guide covers Mexico City’s schools, fees and neighbourhoods. For SEP recognition, family visas, revalidación of school records and international schools in Monterrey, Guadalajara and Querétaro, see our Mexico country guide.

Many schools follow an August-to-early-summer calendar, with term dates and application windows set by each school. Relocation guides list identification, residency and previous-school documents among the papers schools request at enrolment. ↗

The schools below offer different programmes, locations and admissions arrangements. Compare them for your child’s grade rather than treating the list as a ranking.

• American School Foundation. Founded in 1888, ASF offers American, IB and AP options at Bondojito 215, Colonia Las Américas. Its secondary 2026–27 tuition listing gives MXN 278,100 for Kindergarten to MXN 353,800 for Grades 9–12. The Kindergarten example totals MXN 425,152 with admission and registration, or MXN 427,197 including the separately listed application/testing fee, before extras if all apply. Registration is recurring. See the ASF profile. ↗
• Greengates School. Founded in 1951 and part of Nord Anglia, its 2024–25 profile describes more than 1,100 pupils and IEYC/IPC followed by IGCSE and the IB Diploma. The campus is in Naucalpan. Nord Anglia publishes an undated “from” price rather than a full fee schedule. ↗
• Edron Academy. Founded in 1963 in Olivar de los Padres, Edron is described in its May 2023 BSO report as not-for-profit, with IGCSE and IB Diploma provision rather than the full IB continuum. ↗
• Westhill Institute. The 2026–27 fee range listed for Westhill exactly duplicates ASF’s, a possible data error, so this guide does not use it. ↗
• Peterson Schools. Published reference material describes campuses including Lomas, Cuajimalpa, Pedregal and Paseo, a preschool history from 1965 and IB Diploma provision from 2004. ↗

French, German, Swiss, Spanish and Japanese school options may suit different language backgrounds and qualification plans. Entry-language requirements, recognised qualifications and support differ, and a national-curriculum school is not automatically cheaper or a natural fit for a returning family.

Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt, founded in 1894, offers German and Mexican study routes. A January 2022 survey listed MXN 20,001–25,000 registration and MXN 15,001–20,000 monthly tuition for named campuses, but these are historical amounts. The Lycée Franco-Mexicain’s secondary 2024–25 listing gives MXN 94,000–162,650 annually. Schweizerschule Mexico is another option; its listed fee range carries no academic year. ↗ ↗ ↗

Colegio Madrid and the Japanese School of Mexico offer further options. Language requirements matter most for entry into examination years.

Clarify each charge. Colegiatura usually refers to tuition. Inscripción and reinscripción concern enrolment or registration and can be one-time, annual or credited elsewhere. Ask how many tuition instalments are due and which registration charges recur. ASF’s billing information, for example, describes recurring registration payments. ↗

When the invoice currency differs from your income or allowance, exchange-rate changes affect affordability, as do the payment currency, conversion terms and the date the invoice is fixed. Ask the employer which charges it covers and whether reimbursement is capped.

Map the exact campus against school and work journeys. ASF is in Colonia Las Américas, Greengates in Naucalpan and Edron in Olivar de los Padres; multi-campus groups require the specific site address. Families compare routes from Polanco, Lomas, Santa Fe, Interlomas and other areas at school-run hours; post reports describe individual families’ bus times. ↗

If considering Roma or Condesa, compare the journey to your shortlisted campuses and the bus coverage and after-school pickup available there. Reporting describes an influx of remote workers into those neighbourhoods. ↗