Tecoma Primary School

Tecoma is a middle- to upper-middle-income suburb with a median weekly household income of $2,022 citation:2021 Tecoma, Census All persons QuickStats. The median age is 42, significantly higher than the national median of 38, indicating an older, established population citation:2021 Tecoma, Census All persons QuickStats. The area predominantly features families and couples, with 586 families recorded and an average of 1.8 children per family with children citation:2021 Tecoma, Census All persons QuickStats.

Tecoma is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 78.2% of residents born in Australia according to the 2021 Census citation:2021 Tecoma, Census All persons QuickStats. For overseas-born residents, the most common country of birth is England at 4.1% citation:2021 Tecoma, Census All persons QuickStats. No other foreign country of birth exceeds 1.5% of the population.

Tecoma Primary School offers an Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) program run by the school itself citation:Out of School Hours Care. The service operates Monday to Friday, with afternoon care available from 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM citation:Tecoma Primary School OSHC - Tecoma 3160. Before school care hours are offered, with morning care listed as beginning before school, though specific morning start times are not detailed in available sources citation:Tecoma Primary School OSHC in Tecoma, VIC 3160.

Tecoma Primary School offers a rich array of named extracurriculars including the **Choir**, **Garden Club**, and **Code Club** citation:Lunch Time Activities. Additionally, students can participate in **Interschool Sport** and the **Bike Education** program citation:Learning Programscitation:Curriculum. The school also has a **School Band** and **Musical Productions** citation:Curriculum.

Tecoma is a small, family-oriented Dandenong Ranges suburb with a relaxed, semi-rural feel, featuring local amenities like the Tecoma Tennis Club and nearby Belgrave Lake Park. Groceries can be found at **Woolworths Belgrave** located at 1629 Burwood Highway, Belgrave, just a short drive away citation:Supermarkets in Tecoma, VIC 3160. A specialty option is **Big Al's Tecoma**, a pizza restaurant that also sells take-home meals, located on Burwood Highway citation:Big Al's Tecoma.

For casual family-friendly dining, **Sommai Thai** at 1567 Burwood Highway offers authentic Thai cuisine and is highly rated at 4.9 stars citation:SOMMAI THAI, Tecoma. **Bonsai Bali Chinese & Indonesian Cuisine** at 5/1527 Burwood Highway provides Chinese and Indonesian takeaway options citation:Tecoma 3160 Food Delivery and Takeaway. **Big Al's Tecoma** serves pizza dinner options and is located on Burwood Highway citation:Big Al's Tecoma.

**Success Tutoring** has a dedicated centre in Tecoma, located at an address on Burwood Highway, offering personalised academic support for primary school students citation:Tecoma – Success Tutoring. Nearby in Upwey, **Upwey High School** is listed but no specific private tutoring centre name is found in available search results citation:30 Best Local Tutoring in Tecoma, VIC 3160.

Tecoma is served by the **Belgrave train line**, with trains departing from **Tecoma Station** directly to **Flinders Street Station** citation:Rome2rio. The journey time is approximately **54 minutes** from Tecoma to Flinders Street, with services running every 30 minutes citation:Rome2rio. Driving from Tecoma to Melbourne CBD takes about 34 minutes citation:Rome2rio.