Culinary school
Silwood School of Cookery
Cape Town, South Africa
Overview
Cape Town cookery school with one-year full-time and part-time courses leading to Silwood certificates and diplomas, City & Guilds units, and school-arranged industry placements in the second year.
Subjects with verified programs: Culinary arts, Professional cookery, Baking & pastry, Pâtisserie, Bread baking, Chocolate & confectionery
Verified in official records: South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
Programs
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Diploma
2nd Year Diplome Course (Silwood Cordons Bleus Diplome)
Diploma · Silwood Cordons Bleus Diplome
Culinary arts, Professional cookeryOn campusTwo-year course: 1st year at Silwood, 2nd year in industryEnglishSilwood School of Cookery, Rondebosch
Tuition not published
Certificates
1st Year Certificate Course (Silwood Cordons Bleus Certificate)
Certificate · Silwood Cordons Bleus Certificate
Culinary arts, Professional cookery, Baking & pastryOn campusOne year, full-timeEnglishSilwood School of Cookery, Rondebosch
Tuition not published
Patisserie Course (part-time)
Certificate · Silwood Patisserie Certificate
Baking & pastry, Pâtisserie, Bread baking, Chocolate & confectioneryOn campusOne year, part-time (one day a week over 2 semesters)EnglishSilwood School of Cookery, Rondebosch
Tuition not published
Campuses
A campus is a place where teaching and kitchens are. Facilities are stated per campus, only as published.
Silwood School of Cookery, Rondebosch
40 Riverton Rd, Rondebosch, 7700, Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Teaching kitchens equipped with Le Creuset cookware, KitchenAid mixers and blenders, Thermomix and Whirlpool ovens (per accreditation page)
Recognition
Recognition is described exactly as sourced. There is no universal culinary accreditation, and association membership is not accreditation.
Stated by the schoolDHET / QCTO (Occupational Certificate: Chef, SAQA ID 101697)Qualification listing
Reference: SAQA 101697
Scope: School states DHET registration and QCTO accreditation for NQF Level 5, ID 101697. SAQA register record 101697 (Occupational Certificate: Chef, NQF Level 05) was fetched and shows registration end date 2025-12-30, last date for enrolment 2026-12-30, last date for achievement 2029-12-30; Silwood's own accreditation to offer it was not found on a register.
The award appears in a national qualification register or framework.
Verified in official recordSouth African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)Qualification listing
Reference: SAQA 101697
Scope: The qualification the school cites exists on the SAQA register (NQF Level 05, OQSF, CATHSSETA originator). This confirms the qualification record only, not that Silwood is accredited to deliver it.
The award appears in a national qualification register or framework.
Stated by the schoolCity & Guilds (London)Quality mark
Scope: City & Guilds qualification units listed on the course page; no City & Guilds centre record was fetched.
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Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
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Sources (checked 16 October 2026)