Completing your August 2026 SDR

Completing your August 2026 SDR

Last updated 27 July 2026
Last updated 27 July 2026

Here’s what you need to know to complete your August 2026 Single Data Return (SDR). 

The round begins on Saturday 08 August 2026 and finishes at 5.00pm on Friday 21 August 2026.

Please submit your return any time on or between these dates. 

07 August 2026 Extract date for the August 2026 SDR
08 August 2026  SDR round opens 
21 August 2026 SDR round closes 

Resources for your SDR submission

The Data Specification for the SDR is available from Single Data Return.

It includes details of new or changed data requirements and validation rules.

To monitor your enrolments against some of the funding conditions for Youth Guarantee and Delivery at Levels 1 and 2 on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (DQ1-2), check out the My Funding Conditions app at Information Products.

The DXP Data Classifications Appendices V2.0 (XLSX 317 KB) lists values for specific fields referred to in the Data Specifications for SDR and includes a full change log in the Version Changes tab.

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