Learn to speak Chinese with the Chinese Institute, Auckland and Wellington's leading Mandarin Chinese School and Cultural Centre, based on Queen St in the heart of Auckland City, New Zealand's largest city. Our Chinese School is the best place to learn Chinese, all the teachers are native Chinese teachers, experienced, our staff are University Graduates with years of Chinese language teaching experience. We offer Mandarin classes at our Chinese schools in Auckand central, North Shore Auckland and Wellington.

The Chinese Institute courses follow the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China Hanban HSK Chinese proficiency language exam syllabus while using the latest teaching methodologies. HSK 1 is equal to A1 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Course Materials: Hanban HSK Standard Coursebooks are written by Beijing Language and Culture University Press and CTI, used world wide.

BUY online at the University of Canterbury Book store for $25 here!

Duration: Each evening course is made of 8 x 1 1/2 hour classes. There are no lessons on Public holidays. Courses run the same day and time of the week as its start date for 2 months.

Small Chinese Classes: Classes are around 10 students.

Chinese School Locations in Auckland & Wellington:

• Auckland Central - Level 10, Acrossia House, 155 Queen St, Auckland
• North Shore - Northcote Memorial Hall, 2 Rodney St, North shore Auckland
• Wellington - Mt Vic Hub, 24 Elizabeth St, Mt Victoria, Wellington.

Price: $150, includes small Mandarin classes sizes, HSK exam preparation and Mandarin teachers from China, thats less than $19 a class. There are no hidden membership fees or contracts.

Test your level - You can test your level of Chinese to make sure you book in to the correct course here.

15 reasons to learn Chinese with the Chinese Institute in Auckland and Wellington...

BEGINNERS CHINESE 1 COURSE (HSK 1.1) START DATES

AUCKLAND CENTRAL CHINESE - Level 10, 155 Queen St, Auckland CBD

Mon 11 October 6.00-7.30pm
Tue 19 October 6.00-7.30pm
Wed 27 October 6.00-7.30pm
Thu 4 November 7.30-9.00pm

NORTH SHORE CHINESE - NORTHCOTE Memorial HALL, 2 RODNEY ST, Northcote, Auckland

Tue 2 November 6.30-8.00pm

WELLINGTON CHINESE - MT VIC HUB, 24 ELIZABETH ST, MT VICTORIA, WELLINGTON

Tue 12 October 6.00-7.30pm

 

BEGINNERS CHINESE 2 COURSE (HSK 1.2) START DATES

AUCKLAND CENTRAL CHINESE - Level 10, 155 Queen St, Auckland CBD

Mon 6 December 6.00-7.30pm
Wed 27 October 6.00-7.30pm
Thu 18 November 6.00-7.30pm

WELLINGTON CHINESE - MT VIC HUB, 24 ELIZABETH ST, MT VICTORIA, WELLINGTON

Tue 7 December 6.00-7.30pm

Improvers Chinese 1 Courses (HSK 2.1) Start Dates

AUCKLAND CENTRAL CHINESE - Level 10, 155 Queen St, Auckland CBD

Mon 11 October 7.30-9.00pm
Thu 16 September 6.00--7.30pm

WELLINGTON CHINESE - MT VIC HUB, 24 ELIZABETH ST, MT VICTORIA, WELLINGTON

Tue 12 October 7.30-9.00pm

 

Improvers Chinese 2 Courses (HSK 2.2) Start Dates

AUCKLAND CENTRAL CHINESE - Level 10, 155 Queen St, Auckland CBD

Mon 11 October 7.30-9.00pm
Thu 25 November 6.00-7.30pm

WELLINGTON CHINESE - MT VIC HUB, 24 ELIZABETH ST, MT VICTORIA, WELLINGTON

Tue 12 October 7.30-9.00pm

Intermediate Chinese 1 Courses (HSK 3.1) Start Dates

AUCKLAND CENTRAL CHINESE - Level 10, 155 Queen St, Auckland CBD

Wed 20 October 7.30-9.00pm

 

Upper Intermediate Chinese 1 (HSK 4.1) Start Dates

AUCKLAND CENTRAL CHINESE - Level 10, 155 Queen St, Auckland CBD

Tue 19 October 7.30-9.00pm

 

Advanced Chinese 1 (HSK 5.1) Start Dates

AUCKLAND CENTRAL CHINESE - Level 10, 155 Queen St, Auckland CBD

Tue 19 October 7.30-9.00pm