Episode 1
It's the first day of year 11 at Hartley High and the new teacher, Miss Milano, is struggling to keep control of her students.
duration: 46 minutes
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It's the first day of year 11 at Hartley High and the new teacher, Miss Milano, is struggling to keep control of her students.
Jodie writes a rap song that is swiftly banned by Deloraine, causing students to rise up and raise concerns about freedom of speech and censorship.
Christina tries to start a Hartley High football team but is only able to gain approval after volunteering to be team coach.
Nick's parents begin to worry when he doesn't show up at home after he spends the night at Jodie's house.
Nick moves in with Jodie after having a falling out with his dad and subsequently starts looking for a job so he can drop out of school.
After noticing some changes in Chaka's behaviour, her friends rally to support her while she struggles with the stress of life at home.
The Hartley High football team receives a much needed morale boost from Nick's dad George, a former international soccer rep who reluctantly steps in to help Christina.
When tragedy strikes the Poulos family, Steve passes on a rumour to Nick that sends him down a dangerous path of self-destruction.
Con's mother makes arrangements for a housekeeper to assist with the Poulos family after Irini's passing. Meanwhile, Con tries securing new uniforms for the football team.
Nick lashes out violently at Jodie after she confesses to having a fling while in Melbourne.
Rose's crush on Mr North intensifies when he confides a shocking secret about his past to her.
Yola faces a professional crisis when Danielle's younger sister Nicole reveals to her she is pregnant and her parents lash out at Yola for keeping the news confidential.
After learning of his past relationship with a student, Christina breaks things off with Phil, leading to his resignation from his position at Hartley High.
Mr Brown becomes the target of homophobic abuse after he is falsely accused of sexual harassment.
Rose and Jack's friends try to pair them up together for the school dance after they both admit to liking each other.
Stella's daughter Katerina shows up at the Poulos household and immediately starts causing trouble for Nick.
Southgate decides to resign from Hartley High after a heated confrontation with Katerina.
Nick grapples with feelings of insecurity about Jodie while on work experience with Danielle at a local nursery.
Rivers unknowingly buys some stolen car parts through Con in an attempt to earn some extra cash and is caught by the police.
Southgate becomes the acting principal of Hartley High and institutes some strict policy changes to prevent the closure of the school.
A masked rollerblading vigilante begins graffitiing the halls of Hartley High after Southgate bans inline skating.
When Rose announces to the class that she is pregnant with Jack's baby, she ends up staying with the Poulos family after her dad kicks her out of the house.
Con enters Jodie into a TV talent show but things turn south when she backs out last minute and he's forced to come up with another act.
Nick and Southgate end up butting heads after the former is elected class captain and has to begin calling out his friends for violating school policies.
Danielle's first modelling gig takes a dark turn when the photographer manipulates her into posing nude.
Steve resorts to sleeping at Hartley when his parents get divorced and neither of them take him in.
Hurt by the revelation that he was adopted and unable to process his feelings, Steve begins to act out at work.
Steve befriends a stray dog and wants to adopt him, but runs into trouble when he brings it to school.
George announces he has received a job offer in Greece and would like to move the family there, but Nick and Effie don't want to leave.
Nick and Effie movie in with their Aunt and Uncle after their dad sells the house and moves back to Greece.
Nick gets into a fight protecting Jodie causing him to get interested in boxing and enlisting Southgate to help train him.
Nick begins training for a boxing match against his rival, Tony. Rivers visits his dad in prison. Steve hits a hurdle while searching for his birth mother.
Controversy strikes Hartley High when the school is tasked with hosting the Education Awards and Deloraine asks Rose not to attend due to her pregnancy.
Rocco decides to make Con and Jodie compete against each other for a job at the Shark Pool.
Jodie warns Nick she'll break up with him unless he gives up boxing after his rival shows up at Hartley.
Deloraine and Rivers are at odds after Sam's departure from Hartley, but they quickly have to come together when Rose goes into labour.
Nick's friends and Southgate all come together to talk Nick out of his boxing match against a dangerous opponent. (Final)
Follow the lives of students at multicultural Sydney high school Hartley High, focusing on their relationships, family issues and the challenges of teenage life.
Follow the lives of students at multicultural Sydney high school Hartley High, focusing on their relationships, family issues and the challenges of teenage life.