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On Monday, 26 April, an educational excursion supervised by Cikgu Rodziah and Sir James was arranged for Economics and POA students of MA4 and Year 9 to the Ministry of Finance. The objective of this trip was to enlighten students about the Brunei Currency and Monetary Board.

Students full of excitement gathered at the concourse of the school at 1.30 PM. Divided into 3 groups, they headed to their respective buses and made their way to the ministry. Upon arriving at the ministry, students snapped away with their cameras, admiring the modern construction of the building. After that, they were led to a building connected to the Ministry to view and tour BCMB.

After an educational tour of BCMB, students were brought to a theatre to watch a slideshow on the Brunei Currency and Monetary Board. The speaker touched base on several topics such as the vision and mission of the Ministry of Finance, how they deal with counterfeit notes and coins and the interchangeability agreement between Brunei and Singapore followed by a question and answer session.

Students were then served refreshments and had the opportunity to speak face-to-face with the speaker and asked him more questions that were unanswered at the Q&A session. After taking a group photo, students were taken back to school after not only a learning experience but also a fun one at the Ministry of Finance.