Data specifications – Data System Refresh programme

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Last updated 7 October 2024
Last updated 7 October 2024

The data specifications describe what is needed for 2025 for all ‘Actuals’ Data Submissions, including new data and changes to data standards.

The specifications below contain new data and changes to data standards required for 2025.

Data Specifications

The data specifications contain information regarding the data that the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) requires when you report your actual delivery (Actuals) on DXP Ngā Kete.

Single Data Return (SDR) Data Specifications

Data Specification for the Single Data Return v0.7 (DOCX 1.1 MB)

Table of changes

Date

Version

Explanation of the Change

25 September 2024

v0.7

Updated the ‘Intramural/Extramural Attendance’ field in the Course Enrolment file to stay with the existing values of 1-4 and updated validation error descriptions.

11 July 2024

v0.6

Updated Discounted Course Tuition Fee and Discounted Compulsory Course Costs Fee on the Couse Register file from mandatory to optional.

Added Disability Services Accessed Indicator back into the Learner file.

14 December 2023

v0.5

Updated for the new Discounted Course Tuition Fee and Discounted Compulsory Course Costs Fee fields on the Course Register file. 

11 January 2024

v0.4

Corrected the course register table. Redirected the link to the 2024 course classifications. Previously pointing to the old 2023 classifications.

Examples of required files

Changes to file headers

Date

File

Change

Comment

7 Oct 2024

Course Register

Removed special character -

Renamed:
Tuition fee paid by international fee-paying student – now Tuition fee paid by international fee paying student

7 Oct 2024

Course Enrolment

Removed special character '

Renamed:
Student's Course Withdrawal Date - now Student Course Withdrawal Date

7 Oct 2024

Course Enrolment

Removed special character /

Renamed:
Intramural/Extramural Attendance – now Intramural or Extramural Attendance

29 May 2024

Learner

Removed special character -

Renamed:
Tuition fee paid by international fee-paying student – now Tuition fee paid by international fee paying student

Work-based data specifications

DSR Work-based Data Specification v0.4 (DOCX 1.2 MB)

Date

Version

Explanation of the Change

23 September 2024

v0.4

Please see Appendix B: Change log within the DSR Work-based Data Specification v0.4 for changes made.

29 May 2024

v0.3

Please see Appendix B: Change log within the DSR Work-based Data Specification v0.3 for changes made.

Reference data for SDR and Work-based data specifications

The reference data lists values for specific fields referred to in the Data Specifications. Reference data will be aligned to the Stats NZ definitions (where possible). 

DXP Data Classifications Appendices (v0.2) (XLSX 145 KB)