Cashless Catering

If you attend an Aberdeen City Council secondary school, you will be able to load cash onto your card at load terminals in the school, or by presenting a cheque (made payable to Aberdeen City Council) to the school. This money is then stored on the cards e-purse, a secure file on the card’s chip. You can then access school lunches, breakfasts and snacks using the Accord card.

If you are entitled to a free school meal (also known as School Catering Allowance), your parent / guardian will need to give proof of entitlement to the school office. Once your entitlement is given, £1.90 is automatically loaded onto the card for each day’s free school meal. This value will be set up on the Accord Card hidden in the chip so the fact that you are in receipt of a free school meal is completely confidential. This value can only be used to pay for a school meal. Value can also be loaded on to the card for use in the vending machines.