Private Points

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How Private Points Work

• Purchasing power: One Private Point is worth one yen when spent within the school. Students can pay using their student IDs, including at the shopping street 2 5.
• Starting balance: Each new student receives 100,000 Private Points 2.
• Monthly living expenses: On the first of each month, each student receives Private Points equal to their class evaluation points × 100. The amount changes with the class's evaluation score; a score of 480 yields 48,000 points per student 24 46.
• Other sources: School exams, club results, and agreements or transfers between students can also provide Private Points 54 67 230.
• Separate point systems: Class evaluation points determine class standing and the monthly deposit; Private Points are held in individual accounts and spent as currency 24 46.

Uses and Limits

• Class transfer: Paying 20 million Private Points can transfer a student to another class, subject to school approval 496 1026.
• Avoiding expulsion: The school recognizes a 20-million-point payment to exempt a student from expulsion 965 1026.
• Purchasing information or permissions: Students have bought school rules with points, and the school has approved paid arrangements concerning when transaction information becomes visible 23 1021.
• Exam costs: Some exams charge Private Points to enter or impose point penalties. The Treasure Hunt Game, for example, requires a 15,000-point participation fee 582 988.

Accounts and Points Cards

• Private Points appear in a student's account on their phone and student ID. Points can be transferred between accounts 2 67.
• Unregistered points cards can hold points moved from a student ID and transfer them back later. They cost 100 points at an electronics store and can conceal a holder's full balance 11.
• Anonymous cards can also avoid the directly traceable transfer history of an account-to-account payment 459 565.

Cash Exchange

• Upon graduation: The school buys back students' remaining Private Points for cash; the stated rate is 1,000 points for 800 yen 3 8 980.
• Early redemption: Hachiman receives special permission to redeem points before graduation through the Chairman's Office. His minimum redemption is 1 million points, and he cannot collect others' points to redeem on their behalf or act as an intermediary for profit 8.
• School trip: Students can temporarily exchange points for cash because the student ID payment system cannot be used at the trip destination. The stated rate is 1,000 points for 800 yen, with additional fees for exchanging beyond the ordinary limit 736 738.
• Cash into points: On a later occasion, the school permits a specific cash award to be exchanged for school points with a 10% handling fee. Cash obtained elsewhere cannot be exchanged under that offer 845.