Malaysia's education master plan is worth noticing as the performance of the students is increasing. The assessment scores in various subjects like Language, Mathematics and Science, after the launch of the Smart School program increased.

Students from Smart Schools do better, according to a recent study. The outcomes and characteristics of 2743 students from Smart Schools and Non Smart Schools in five nonacademic performance areas were compared in the study. These areas included creative perception, integrated science process, critical thinking, multiple intelligence perception and ICT knowledge.

In four of the five categories students from Non Smart Schools were unable to score high as compared to the students from Smart Schools.

The Smart School concept was launched in 1999, and it aims to use ICT to reinvent learning and teaching. Malaysia wants to convert itself into a knowledge driven economy. Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Zulkurnain Hj Awang, Secretary General, Ministry of Education opined that Malaysia has done a tremendous progress in the last ten years.

Awang said, "Billions of Ringgit has been spent to wire up and connect schools. We even had to transport diesel using helicopter to get electricity to the more remote schools".