Completing your December 2025 SDR
Completing your December 2025 SDR
Here’s what you need to know to submit your December 2025 Single Data Return (SDR).
Here’s what you need to know to submit your December 2025 Single Data Return (SDR).
The round begins on Thursday 1 January 2026 and finishes at 5.00pm on Saturday 31 January 2026.
Please submit your return any time on or between these dates.
| 31 December 2025 | Extract date |
| 1 January 2026 | SDR round opens |
| 31 January 2026 | SDR round closes |
Resources for your SDR submission
The Data Specification for the SDR is available from Single Data Return.
Note that validation rules for all mandatory fields are applied for the December 2025 SDR.
The updated data requirements are described below.
File specification change
| Field name | Change details | File | Mandatory? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition Fee Paid by International Fee-Paying Student | Updated description: The tuition fee received from an international learner. Updated data specification: The fee should always exceed the tuition fee received from a domestic learner. Note: No validation messages have been changed. |
Learner/Course Register | No |
| Actual course fee | Updated description: This field is mandatory after the August 2025 SDR for domestic enrolments by new learners or where an existing domestic learner changes qualification. The field is optional for enrolments prior to the August 2025 SDR and non-domestic enrolments with a Source of Funding Code 02, 12 or 20. | Course Enrolment | No |
| Course Title | The course title length has been extended to 255 characters. | Course Register | Yes |
| Disability Services Accessed Indicator | Mandatory requirement removed. Data collection frequency added. |
Learner File | No |
| Learning Hours | The learning hours involved in the course. This will improve efficiency of course setup for some tertiary education organisations (TEOs). This field is mandatory. | Course Register | Yes |
Need help?
- For step-by-step instructions on how to submit your SDR see the DXP Ngā Kete user guides.
- For general help, guidance with validations errors, and help with course, qualification and delivery site approvals, contact 0800 601 301 or email customerservice@tec.govt.nz with subject: [Edumis #] – December SDR.
- For help with your Education Sector Login (ESL), contact the Education Service Desk on 0800 422 599 or email service.desk@education.govt.nz.