Diploma · Initial professional preparation
Diplôme de Cuisine (NZQF Level 4)
Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand · Wellington campus (Cuba Street), Wellington · New Zealand
- Official award
- Diplôme de Cuisine
- Duration
- 9 Months (3x 10 Weeks)
- Delivery
- On campus · Full-time
- Tuition
- NZD 42,300see costs below
Award and recognition
Three sequential 10-week certificates (Basic, Intermediate, Superior) in French cuisine, combining demonstrations, practical kitchen work and theory.
- Qualification category
- Diploma
- Award status
- Provider-issued awardIssued by the training provider itself. Check separately whether any authority or employer recognises it.
- Awarding body
- Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand
- Issued by the school
- Yes: the provider issues this award itself
- Framework level
- NZQF level 4As stated in the source: Level shown in the school's programme heading.. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
- On completion
- The Le Cordon Bleu Diplôme de Cuisine, gained after completing the three New Zealand certificates in French cuisine (Levels 2-4).
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Subject
- Culinary arts, Professional cookery · French cuisine
- Entry level
- Beginners welcome
Verified in official recordNew Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)Registration
Reference: NZQA reference C47759; MoE number 6666
Scope: Registered private training establishment (NZQA external evaluation and review report, 21 February 2022)
Structure and practical training
- Duration
- 9 Months (3x 10 Weeks)
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the campus.
- Teaching language
- English
- Note on hours
- Classes 3-5 days a week; 24 hours per week in total.
- Assessment
- Achievement-based grades from cumulative marks; practical skills assessed at the end of each day, with summative practical and theory tests at the end of each certificate.
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Admissions
- Prior education
- None (prerequisite: None)
- Language requirements
- Academic or General IELTS 5.5 (Diplôme de Cuisine)
- Intakes
- 12 January (2026 intake table)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diplôme de Cuisine, international studentsTuition · mandatory | NZD 42,300for the whole program, 2026 table (column headed 2025 Fees) | International studentsFrom the '2026 International Tuition Fees and Intake Dates' table; its fee column is headed '2025 Fees'. Inclusions not itemised. | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
| Diplôme de Cuisine, domestic studentsTuition · mandatory | NZD 36,000for the whole program, 2026 table (column headed 2025 Fees) | Domestic studentsFrom the '2026 Domestic Tuition Fees and Intake Dates' table; its fee column is headed '2025 Fees'. Inclusions not itemised. | 16 October 2026SourceSource quote partly matched; being reviewed. |
No mandatory extras (uniform, knife kit, ingredients, equipment, examination fees) are published for this program. Ask the school what is not included in the tuition.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: internship arrangement, teaching and practical hours, 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)