Cashless Catering for Secondary Schools & Academies
Hundreds of students, one short lunch break. EventPOS processes each transaction in around six seconds using smart card or biometric identification, delivers free school meals discreetly from your MIS and lets parents top up online.
Built for the Lunch Rush
Secondary school catering lives or dies by throughput. EventPOS is designed around speed at the till: students identify with a card or fingerprint, their balance and any free meal entitlement are already loaded, and the transaction completes in around six seconds.
Free school meal allocation is brought through daily and automatically from your MIS, saving staff time and keeping the system up to date. The till also accepts contactless and chip-and-pin bank cards through WorldPay PDQ terminals, and many installations retain a cash capability for maximum flexibility.
- Shorter queues mean more students eat on site instead of leaving the premises.
- Pre-loaded accounts remove cash handling, theft and loss.
- Self-service cash loaders let students top up without staff involvement.
Everything a Secondary Canteen Needs
Designed for the education sector, with the features that matter to catering managers, finance teams and safeguarding leads.
Card or Biometric Payment
Smart cards, or fingerprint biometrics with nothing to lose or lend. The same identity works for doors and attendance too.
Discreet Free School Meals
FSM students look identical at the till and can still top up and buy extras with their own money.
Online Top-Ups
WisePay, ParentPay and WPM Education integrations with automatic balance updates and low balance reminders.
Contactless at the Till
Bank card payments through WorldPay PDQ terminals, with optional cash capability where you want it.
Reporting & Healthy Eating
Sales, uptake and healthy eating reports for catering managers, finance teams and parents.
Card Issuance from MIS
Cards are generated and recorded centrally from MIS data, with no manual typing, so rollout scales to the largest schools.
Frequently Asked Questions
How fast is a cashless transaction in a busy secondary school canteen?
EventPOS processes each transaction in around six seconds. With smart card or biometric identification there is no cash to count and no change to give, so queues move quickly even in the short lunch window of a large secondary school.
How are free school meals delivered discreetly at secondary school?
Free school meal allocation is brought through automatically from your MIS each day. At the till it looks identical to any other payment, so nobody knows which students receive a free meal. Entitled students can still top up their own account and make additional purchases.
Can students pay with biometrics instead of a card?
Yes. Students can pay with a smart card or a biometric fingerprint, whichever your school prefers. Biometric payment means nothing to lose or lend, and the same identity can also open doors and register attendance through idXtra's integrated systems.
How do students and parents add money to accounts?
Parents top up online through WisePay, ParentPay or WPM Education. On site, self-service cash loaders let students add cash to their own accounts, and contactless bank cards are accepted at the till through WorldPay PDQ terminals.
Cashless Catering for Every Setting
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