Single Data Return (SDR)
Raraunga Ākonga Takitahi
This page contains resources for Single Data Return (SDR) and Indicative Enrolment Collection (IND) data submissions on the Data Exchange Platform (DXP).
This page contains resources for Single Data Return (SDR) and Indicative Enrolment Collection (IND) data submissions on the Data Exchange Platform (DXP).
For more information about the SDR, see About the Single Data Return.
For historical SDR and IND resources, see Historic SDR and IND resources.
Resources for completing SDR and IND data submissions
| Resource | Guidance |
|---|---|
| Data Specifications for SDR 2025 v2.1 (DOCX 1.1 MB) |
Data required when you report DSR and IND data on the DXP including field titles, descriptions, field specifications (includes Source of Funding (SoF) codes), validation rules and a detailed log of changes between years or document versions (Appendix B). |
| TEC API portal |
Information about integrating with the TEC to submit data to the Data Exchange Platform (DXP) using API, including:
|
| DXP Data Classifications Appendices (v1.4) (XLSX 315 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. |
| Process overview and guidance for the Single Data Return (v1.1) (DOCX 1016 KB) |
An overview of the requirement to submit data, the Single Data Return (SDR) process and related guidance. |
| DXP Ngā Kete user guides | Step-by-step instructions for using DXP Ngā Kete to complete your SDR data submission. |
| Generic enrolment form 2025 (v2) (DOCX 68 KB) | A generic form with the data to collect from learners when they enrol into a qualification or course at your organisation. It includes data that is required by government agencies for statistical and compliance purposes. |
Note that prior to 2025 data specifications were contained in the SDR Manual and published on the Ministry of Education (MoE) website. See the MoE website for previous versions of the SDR Manual and generic enrolment forms.
SDR and IND upload files
This table provides SDR and IND file names and examples of the .CSV upload files to use from August 2025.
| Data files | Example files | IND file names | SDR file names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learner data | Learner (CSV 1 KB) | INDLEAR####.CSV | LEAR####.CSV |
| Course register data | Course Register (CSV 950 bytes) | INDREGT####.CSV | REGT####.CSV |
| Course enrolment data | Course Enrolment (CSV 2 KB) | INDENRL####.CSV | ENRL####.CSV |
| Course completion data | Course Completion (CSV 485 bytes) | COURCOMP####.CSV | |
| Qualification completion data | Qualification Completion (CSV 504 bytes) | QUALCOMP####.CSV |
For a guide to CSV files, see Guide to CSV files v0.2 (PDF 409 KB).