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Purchasing Cards in Schools

Do you use Purchasing Cards (credit cards) in your school

Response   Percent Count
Yes 97% 97% 43
No 2% 2% 1

Are you considering using Purchasing Cards in your school

Response   Percent Count
Yes 100% 100% 6
No 0% 0% 0

Please state the advantages (or perceived advantages) of P-Cards in YOUR SCHOOL

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Less time consuming; can order and pay over the phone; immediate payment for 'early bird' payments; one bill straight from bank account etc etc
You do not need to take the order book with you.
Some suppliers will not accept a school order number
They save time, you dont need to write orders and in todays society cards are required for a lot of purchases.
No purchase orders required therefore fewer mistakes.
Less finance paperwork e.g. smaller cheque runs.
Teachers spending within their limits.
Budget spread out evenly over the year.
Portable can...
Don't have to do an order form.
Staff don't misplace reimbursement cheques.
Opportunity to purchase something without planning.
Another example - end of year book awards - can buy from various outl...

Please state the disadvantages (or perceived disadvantages) of P-Cards in YOUR SCHOOL

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nil!
Instead of spreading you payments through out the year they are all lumped together on the credit card statement.
there is no paper trail.
I don't know if I trust my CCM as by the time I get the sta...
Some suppliers do not accept credit card.
Need to ask for receipts
Teachers need to track their expenditure acuratley
Have chase cost centres up to complete and check are right.
Makes a very big batch of messy items to process.
Shop till receipts fade - does that mean they should be photocopied - another job
If it...

How many cards does your school have / use or would expect to use ?

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Only three at the moment but usually four.
3
3
15 all Head of Learning Areas, Deputy's, Business Manager and Business Support Officer
16

Do you use an expense management system? If so what name / type

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No need, small school therefore my finger is always 'on the pulse'. Also only given to certain staff.
don't know what that is
RM Finance
Have designed own excel sheet

Does it work well?

Response   Percent Count
Yes 100% 100% 22
No 0% 0% 0

Would you encourage other schools to use P-Cards?

Response   Percent Count
Yes 100% 100% 39
No 0% 0% 0

What improvements would you like to see for the use of P-Cards in schools? (eg process, access to help, etc)

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Think that it should only be used to replace the school payment voucher and other 'odd' purchases.

Shouldn't be used for basic suppliers as need to be a customer of the suppliers data base or utili...

Type of school

Response   Percent Count
Small Primary 37% 37% 17
Large Primary 17% 17% 8
District High School 11% 11% 5
ESC - Primary 6% 6% 3
ESC - Secondary 4% 4% 2
SHS / College 11% 11% 5
Remote Community School 8% 8% 4
Other 2% 2% 1

Your school's student enrolment

Response   Percent Count
0 - 100 36% 36% 16
101 - 250 20% 20% 9
251 - 500 25% 25% 11
501 - 1000 18% 18% 8
Over 1000 0% 0% 0

Your school's staffing numbers

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35
70
30
60
25

What concerns do you have about Purchasing Cards in schools?

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Nil for our school but it may be different in a larger school
The one concern is the staff member remembering to obtain and hand in receipts.
Misplacing the receipt.
Overspending.

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