The social life, even in education, is increasingly changing with technological innovation that is growing rapidly. A new idea, the society 5.0, was presented in 2016 to anticipate the technological developments. It becomes one of the Japanese government's efforts in dealing with global trends that emerged due to sector and society. The purpose of the research is to describe how the students prepare to face society 5.0 with a focused review of some research about it and high order thinking. The method used is the study of literature while the source data are from secondary data. Data collection methods apply textbooks, journals, and research studies. The result of the study reveals that the presence of society 5.0 will be able to solve social problems through a global system integrated from virtual and real space. Especially in the world of education, students must have a high level of thinking ability, such as, the ability to solve problems, think critically, and be creative. These are parts of higher-order thinking skills, and they will help the students to solve each problem faced within school and community.