The debit card system implemented for use by schoolchildren in the country will be expanded in stages as part of efforts to educate them to develop in line with the global digital era.
Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said currently, several schools were using the debit card system for students to buy food in the canteen, as well as other items at the school cooperatives.
"We must educate students to be ready for the digital world which is coming, with one feature being 'cashless', as out there, people use the debit card, not cash.
"We try at the schools, maybe not totally using the debit card at the cooperatives or canteens...if there are 1,500 students and just 30 minutes of recess, I do not think it can be used. But let us move towards that," he said.
Mahdzir was speaking to reporters after officiating the graduation ceremony for 390 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) students at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sultan Sulaiman here Thursday.
At present, three fully-residential schools, namely SMK Sains Seri Puteri in Putrajaya, Kolej Tunku Kurshiah in Negeri Sembilan and Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak in Kedah are using the debit card as part of the schools' digital application.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Fri Oct 13 2017
Mahdzir mingles with SMK Sultan Sulaiman Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) students after the graduation ceremony at SMK Sultan Sulaiman on Thursday. - fotoBERNAMA
Piala Asia B-23: Indonesia hantar Korea Selatan pulang dari Qatar 2024
Penjaga gol Garuda Muda, Ernando Ari muncul wira selepas menafikan dua sepakan penalti bagi mengakhiri cabaran Young Taegeuk Warriors.
LATAR umum penutupan sementara persimpangan Ijok, Puncak Alam
Penutupan itu untuk memberi laluan kepada kerja-kerja pemasangan rasuk jambatan bagi menyiapkan persimpangan Eco Business Park V.
Sirah Nabi Muhammad SAW akan ‘lebih hidup’ selepas ini…
Penerokaan teknologi ini yang dibuat kerajaan Arab Saudi mampu mencambah pemahaman umat Islam yang mengunjunginya.
Malaysia tidak lupa pengorbanan wira perang Australia dan New Zealand di Sandakan
Katanya, kenangan mengenai tawanan perang yang menderita ketika kejadian kawad maut yang terkenal itu terukir di Taman Peringatan Sandakan.
AWANI Pagi: Kesan kesihatan makan lewat malam
Benarkah dakwaan makan lewat malam boleh mengakibatkan masalah kesihatan dan obesiti, hingga wujud desakan kedai makan 24 jam dilarang beroperasi 24 jam? Ikuti penjelasannya bersama Prof Dr Norhasmah Sulaiman, Profesor Jabatan Pemakanan, Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains, Kesihatan Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Amnesty gesa universiti AS tarik balik tindakan keras terhadap protes Gaza
Dalam satu laporan, badan pemantau hak asasi mengutuk penindasan ke atas pelajar yang melakukan protes terhadap perang di Gaza.
Ruhainies mohon maaf kepada Bella Astillah, luah hasrat untuk bertemu
"Dengan rasa rendah hati, saya ingin mohon maaf kepada Bella Astillah atas segalanya yang telah berlaku."
Universiti perlu tapis aktiviti namun tidak sehingga ganggu keterbukaan, autonomi - Pakar
Abu Hafiz berpandangan ia perlu dilaksana bagi mengelakkan kontroversi khususnya membabitkan isu sensitif serta polisi negara.
'Man Kubur' tolak rasa malu, teruskan legasi ayah hasilkan kepok kubur
Dikman mengakui minat terhadap pembuatan kepok timbul sejak di bangku sekolah rendah lagi apabila sering membantu bapanya di bengkel.
UTM lancar Hab Malaysia Erasmus+
Ia bermatlamat meningkatkan kerjasama antara universiti dan diplomat yang mampu memberi panduan kepada pihak dalam sektor pendidikan tinggi.