Single Data Return (SDR)
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This page contains resources for preparing, uploading and submitting your Single Data Return (SDR) and Indicative Enrolment Collection (IND) in DXP Ngā Kete.
This page contains resources for preparing, uploading and submitting your Single Data Return (SDR) and Indicative Enrolment Collection (IND) in DXP Ngā Kete.
For more information about the SDR, see About the Single Data Return.
Resources for completing SDR and IND data submissions
Data Specification for the Single Data Return: * Includes data codes, descriptions, field specifications and validation rules, Source of Funding (SoF) codes and a detailed log of all changes between years or document versions (Appendix B).
Validation rules for Indicative Enrolment Collection (IND): * Includes the rules that apply to the IND.
Reference data for SDR Data Specifications: Lists values for specific fields referred to in the Data Specifications. Reference data is aligned to the Stats NZ definitions (where possible).
Delivery classification and funding category codes: Lists codes you must assign to each course.
Generic enrolment form 2025: * Updated to include the learner IRD number and other changes.
- Generic enrolment form 2025 v2 (DOCX 68 KB)
- Changes to the generic enrolment form (PDF 60 KB) – contains a summary of updates.
* Before 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 file names and examples of the .CSV upload files.
| 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 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).