Diploma · Initial professional preparation
Diploma in Culinary Arts
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) · AUT City Campus, Auckland · New Zealand
- Official award
- Diploma in Culinary Arts
- Duration
- 2 years full-time
- Delivery
- On campus · Full-time
- Tuition
- NZD 8,190see costs below
Award and recognition
Professional cookery theory and practice, including kitchen management concepts and systems, studied in the university's culinary facilities.
- Qualification category
- Diploma
- Award status
- Vocational qualificationA vocational qualification listed in a national system or issued by a national awarding body.
- Awarding body
- AUT
- Issued by the school
- No: awarded by another body
- On completion
- A Diploma in Culinary Arts (programme code AK3714, Level 5, 240 points) from AUT.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Professional cookery, Culinary arts
- Entry level
- Beginners welcome
No recognition record is attached to this program. See the school’s recognition section.
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- 2 years full-time
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English
- Credits
- 240 otherCredit systems differ between countries and are not interchangeable.
- Note on hours
- AUT 'points'; the page lists Level 5 and 240 points.
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Admissions
- Prior education
- New Zealand qualifications: completion of Year 12, with NCEA level 2 credits requirements listed on the page; other countries have a per-country entry table.
- Intakes
- Starts 22 Feb 2027 (page states the programme is full for 2027 and applications have closed)
- Official application
- Application and instructions
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Costs
Original currency is authoritative. Tuition, mandatory extras and accommodation are shown separately and never converted or added together for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic tuition fees (for 120 points)Tuition · mandatory | NZD 8,190per year, page checked 2026-10-16 (2027 intake) | Domestic studentsPage gives a range NZD 8,190-8,211 depending on courses selected; 120 points is a full-time year per the page note. Fees subject to change. | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| International tuition fees (for 120 points)Tuition · mandatory | NZD 37,400per year, page checked 2026-10-16 (2027 intake) | International students120 points is a full-time year per the page note. Fees subject to change. | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Student services levy, domestic (120 points)Mandatory extra · mandatory | NZD 1,221.60per year, page checked 2026-10-16 (2027 intake) | Domestic students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Student services levy, international (120 points)Mandatory extra · mandatory | NZD 1,259.67per year, page checked 2026-10-16 (2027 intake) | International students | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: internship arrangement, funding.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. How verification works.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)