Historic SDR and IND resources
Historic SDR and IND resources
This page contains key resources for Single Data Returns (SDRs) and Indicative Enrolment Collections (INDs) for prior periods.
This page contains key resources for Single Data Returns (SDRs) and Indicative Enrolment Collections (INDs) for prior periods.
Data Specifications for SDR and Data Classifications
- Data Specification for SDR 2025 v2.0 (DOCX 1.8 MB)
- Process and guidance for the Single Data Return (v1.0) (DOCX 1 MB)
- Data Specification for the Single Data Return (v1.01) (DOCX 1.2 MB)
- Data Changes for the August 2025 SDR (v0.1) (DOCX 936 KB)
- DXP Data Classifications Appendices 2025 (v1.2) (XLSX 201 KB)
- DXP Data Classifications Appendices 2025 (v1.0) (XLSX 184 KB)
Generic enrolment form
For a summary of changes between version 1 and 2, see Changes to the generic enrolment form (PDF 60 KB).
Resources prior to 2025
Prior to 2025, the data specifications were in the SDR Manual. You can find SDR Manuals, Data Classification appendices and generic enrolment forms published up to 31 December 2024 on the Ministry of Education website at Tertiary education data collections – Ministry of Education.
Example IND and SDR files
These are example files that were required for March 2025 IND and/or April 2025 SDR.
| Data files to submit | Example files | IND file names | SDR file names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learner data | Learner (CSV 1 KB) | INDLEAR####.CSV | LEAR####.CSV |
| Course register data | Course Register (CSV 864 bytes) | INDREGT####.CSV | REGT####.CSV |
| Course enrolment data | Course Enrolment (CSV 1 KB) | INDENRL####.CSV | ENRL####.CSV |
| Course completion data | Course Completion (CSV 488 bytes) | COURCOMP####.CSV | |
| Qualification completion data | Qualification Completion (CSV 301 bytes) | QUALCOMP####.CSV |
For a guide to CSV files, see Guide to CSV files v0.2 (PDF 409 KB).