20 February 2026

Configure HESA student return

Configure the HESA student return to enable the collection of data for HESA student returns.

Before configuring HESA you must also have an EBS account with administrative permissions for Central.

Licences

To use HESA student returns you must have the EBS4HESAALT licence. If you do not have this licence, contact Tribal.

Roles

The roles below use the previous name for the HESA student return, which was called the HESA alternative return.

The roles for HESA student return functionality are located in the EBS CentralHESA Alternative Return group.

The roles in the EBS Central HESA Student Alternative Return group are described in the following table.

Role Details
Full Student Alternatives Add HESA records and access submission control.
View Student Alternatives View HESA screens and data in EBS, but not edit the data.

Set up HESA student returns

Set up HESA student returns by importing the latest HESA verifiers and defining the required reference data as follows:

For more information on additional reference data for the HESA student return, go to HESA reference data.