About the Strategy

More and more, state schools are using newer computers and using faster Internet connections to bring new and exciting learning opportunities to their students.

This is helping more teachers use ICT such as the Internet as a natural part of teaching. It's also making many assessment and administration tasks easier.

The Smart Classrooms strategy is fuelling progress by uniting State Government investment with innovation in schools.

The strategy is making a big impact. Smart Classrooms is:

• automating and streamlining administration within schools
• developing stronger partnerships between everyone who can make a difference to the educational outcomes of students
• rolling out superior technical support and reengineering ICT systems
• providing more teachers with a tool-of-trade that most knowledge workers have had for years: a computer
• helping schools engage the digital generation.

The strategy is founded on the Department's Information and Knowledge Strategic Plan 2007-2010.

Why focus on ICT

The current generation of students learn and speak ICT with ease. They thrive on its functionality, portability and adaptability. They use ICT to play and live.

As the use of ICT continues to grow globally, students and their parents are increasingly demanding an education that embraces ICT.

To help schools engage and motivate this new generation of students, they must realise the full educational potential of new technologies.