Source: Tertiary Education Commission
Last updated 17 February 2025
Last updated 17 February 2025
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This page contains the dates for Single Data Return (SDR) and Indicative Enrolment Collection (IND) for 2025.
This page contains the dates for Single Data Return (SDR) and Indicative Enrolment Collection (IND) for 2025.
All tertiary education organisations (TEOs) that receive Delivery at Levels 1–10 on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework, including Youth Guarantee (YG), and/or that have students with student loans or allowances, need to complete a SDR three times a year and an IND once a year.
For file names and example files, see SDR resources.
Return date*
Extract date**
SDR description
1–6 March 2025
1 March
March IND
Student, course enrolment and course register files for all learners enrolled in the current year. All valid enrolments, even though some of the students may be entitled to withdraw or change without penalty.
14–29 April 2025
11 April
April SDR
Student, course enrolment and course register files for all learners enrolled in the current year.
Course completion file
Qualification completion file
8–21 August 2025
7 August
August SDR
Student, course enrolment and course register files for all learners enrolled in the current year.
Course completion file
Qualification completion file
1–31 January following year
31 December
December SDR
Student, course enrolment and course register files for all learners enrolled in the current year.
Course completion file
Qualification completion file
Forecast EFTS units for the following year and up to the next three years Workforce questionnaire (WFQ) – Staff return for staff employed over the current year. The WFQ must be uploaded before you submit the December SDR.
* The return date is the date by which you must submit your SDR or IND files to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC).
** The extract date is the reporting date – the date on which data is extracted from your Student Management System (SMS).
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