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(2017–2022)

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Sex & Nudity

  • one of the boys is a teen dad and you see his son and his girlfriend. He is told he doesn't have the "pubes" to be father.
  • Some sexual references such as teen pregnancy
  • In season 5 there is a lot more moderate references.
  • In season 5 a girl watches porn on a laptop
  • In season 5 a girl sends people nude pictures for money and makes her emotionally unstable
  • In season 5 a man sexually assaults a girl at a party and touches her in horrible ways. this scene is highly distressing
  • There are multiple scenes where characters are fully-clothed and making out.
  • Nothing in it Hayley.

Violence & Gore

  • A couple of scenes of rough fighting between teens.
  • In S2 a man is stabbed and killed
  • In season 5 during rugby a girl falls and hurts her leg, nothing bad is seen
  • A mum slaps her son.
  • A main character slaps her sister and best friend on a few occasions.
  • In a rugby match in S2, a character's neck is damaged. You can see his recovery in hospital, home and school in a halo.

Profanity

  • A couple of homophobic slurs are written and said.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Missy's mother is a drug and alcoholic
  • Multiple drug deals.
  • A teacher reveals she was dependant on alcohol.
  • For a girl's 16th she and some friends go to a club. She gets very drunk.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Upsetting scenes in multiple episodes
  • A main character (S4-5) has a dad who has a mental illness. When he stops taking his medication, his mood swings could be seen as disturbing or upsetting to people who suffer with the same illness.
  • In S2, two character's dad is on top of the roof, the son's reaction is upsetting.

Spoilers

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Sex & Nudity

  • A teacher's nudes gets leaked on social media. The nudity is obscured.

Violence & Gore

  • A child is assaulted by his father, we see him being kicked and then the bruises after
  • Two girls are involved in a car accident, blood and injuries seen. One dies later.
  • A teacher punches a student. The aftermath is seen.
  • Following a PE lesson in early S2, a teacher attempts to get a student to take a shower. The student almost throttles him.
  • Following her best friend's death, a character asks her girlfriend to sort out something that would hurt the guy who accidentally killed her. Three adult men beat him up and he's sent to the hospital.
  • Two older boys beat up a Y11 after leaving his one-night-stand pregnant.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A teen gets drunk (S2) after he's kicked out.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A teacher sleeps with a student. After it's spread to Mrs Carter, he's in an emotional state. This causes trouble and fighting that can be disturbing.
  • A dad falls backwards off the roof and he lands on the garden table. You can see a large gash on his head and then being taken to hospital. The scene is a long one and difficult to watch.

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