Tecoma Primary School is situated in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges on Melbourne¹s Outer-Eastern fringe, central to the township of Tecoma. The school opened as a part time school with Menzies Creek, in a two room shack called the "Pines." The name of the school changed from Upper Ferntree Gully, to Upwey, then Belgrave and finally Tecoma in 1961. Since its opening Tecoma Primary has established a proud history of providing high quality education to students that are drawn predominantly from Tecoma, Belgrave and Upwey.

Tecoma Primary School is an integral part of the community and has developed and maintains an excellent reputation. It strongly emphasises the importance of a close home-school partnership. This emphasis is reflected in the day-to-day involvement of parents in school activities and participation in decision-making. Families are generally very supportive of the school and each other.  A genuine feeling of community spirit surrounds the school, with school facilities often being used after hours by other community groups.

The school has a current enrolment of 304 students and is classified as a Like School Group 1, that is, there is a low proportion of Languages Other Than English (LOTE) speakers at home and a low proportion of parents in receipt of E.M.A payments.

LEARNING PROGRAMS

Tecoma Primary School provides a balanced and inclusive curriculum, meeting children¹s academic, social and emotional needs and levels of development.

Following a strong Transition Program from preschool, the school offers a comprehensive and sequential curriculum in the 3 Strands of Victorian Essential Learning¹s Standards (VEL¹s) which includes Physical, Social and Personal Learning, Discipline Based Learning and Interdisciplinary Learning.

Information Communication Technologies are integrated into classroom practice via a school wide network, which is also supported by a state-of-the-art computer lab. We also have 5 interactive whiteboards, one in each year level and one in the library.

Acknowledging the diversity of learning styles, interests and talents, the school provides a wide range of enrichment opportunities including:

• swimming, sporting clinics, interschool sports, 3 - 6 camping program, twi-light sports evening
• instrumental and percussion music, recorder, choir, various school bands, musical production
• participation in the Annual Upwey District Education Committee (UDEC) Arts festival
• Prep-Year 6 Buddies, "You Can Do It" and school values program, Life Education, grade 5/6 speech course
• A range of student leadership including; Junior School Council, School and House Captains
• Curriculum based incursions / excursions
• GATE ways, Chess Club, Gifted & Talented
• University of New South Wales Testing, Melbourne University Trivia Challenge
• Garden Club
• Before and After School Care Program

 FACILITIES

The school is set in a peaceful environment of natural, landscaped grounds and spacious sporting grounds. The school community is proud of and works hard to maintain the attractive physical setting and school facilities. The school is fully air-conditioned with 15 classrooms, some with a teacher office and withdrawal rooms, administration centre, Art and Music rooms, library and a multipurpose hall. The grounds feature two large adventure playgrounds, a vegetable patch, a rotunda, 2 sandpits, shade sail covered area, ampi-theatre and two basketball / netball courts. Students also have access to a newly re developed oval. Passive play areas with seating abound and attractive planting and shade support the school¹s Sun Smart policy.

In 2006, we received approval for upgrading of our school oval, a school hall upgrade, asphalting of the fire access track, air conditioning of the library and a power upgrade to the ICT area of the grade 3/4 area. in 2008 we opened the new prep learning centre.

 SCHOOL VALUES At Tecoma Primary School, we value:   

Respect, Integrity, Learning, Creativity, Personal Best and Community

Our school values are woven through our classrooms and our learning, and we celebrate students' achievements through the values they demonstrate with their Student of the Week awards!

CURRICULUM