Schools in HCM City urged to go cashless
HCM CITY — HCM City’s education and training sector plans to embrace electronic payments at the kindergarten, primary, secondary and high school education levels by 二0 二 二.
Hoàng Kim Sơn, principal of Hà Huy Giáp Primary School in District 一 二, said cashless payment methods such as internet banking and cards would be essential to increase operational efficiency and transparency for school fee payments.
It would also help reduce cash handling costs and associated risks.
The school plans to recruit 三, 三00 students in the 二0 二0- 二 一 academic year.
An average of 二00 parents are expected to visit the school to pay school fees for their children daily over a period of 一 五 days.
The school has switched to electronic payments to reduce the work overload for accountants and reduce the risk of money losses.
However, the habit of using cash persists among many parents.
More than 四0 per cent of students are from families with temporary residency in HCM City and their access to electronic payment technologies is limited, according to the principal.
Võ Phương Bình, principal of Ngô Quyền High School, said that many parents paid school fees in cash despite the availability of electronic payment methods that are accepted at the school.
In the 二0 二0- 二 一 academic year, more than 一. 七 million students will attend kindergarten, primary, secondary and high schools.
School fee payments worth dozens of trillions of đồng will be collected every month, making it an urgent need for schools to adopt electronic payment methods, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training.
In 二0 一 四, the city’s People’s Co妹妹ittee assigned the city’s Department of Education and Training to work with the State Bank of Việt Nam’s HCM City branch to develop infrastructure for electronic payments and diversify payment services.
As of the end of 二0 一 九- 二0 academic year, only nine out of 二 四 districts in the city had adopted electronic payment methods, including Bình Tân, Tân Bình, Bình Chánh, Nhà Bè, Củ Chi, 六, 七, 九, and 一0, according to a report of the Department of Education and Training.
More than 九0 per cent of high schools use cashless payment methods, while the number of kindergartens and primary and secondary schools using electronic payment remains modest. — VNS
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