Lynn får ett stipendium till en prestigefylld high school där hon "hjälper" några elever med proven. När deras fuskverksamhet växer ser hon sitt livs möjlighet: att hjälpa hundratals elever att fuska och ge hela utbildningssystemet långfingret.
Sex tonåringar med olika bakgrund - bland dem är skolans basketstjärna - som försöker sig på ett inbrott för att hitta svaren på provet som alla måste ta som vill in på college. Detta i hopp om att de ska klara provet galant sedan. De inser dock snabbt att svaret på deras problem och nyckeln till lycka inte ligger i ett perfekt resultat på provet.
University lecturer Dr Leah Dale has always prided herself on her academic integrity so when final year student Rose, submits a suspiciously top-grade essay, Leah is quick to call her out. But there’s more going on than meets the eye as Rose takes the challenge as a personal affront, and what begins as a seemingly open and shut case of academic deception soon spirals out of control.
Lin, a genius who cheats for revenge against the school. Hoping to reclaim the tea money her father paid to the Headmistress; Bank, a son who is dutiful to his mother but has to cheat because fate is always playing tricks with him; Pat, the son of a wealthy family who cheats because he's pressured by his father; and Grace. it's not clear why this young girl cheats. Is it because she's swayed by her friends?
Based on Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey's iconic novel, Puberty Blues tells the story of two girls, Debbie and Sue, of innocence lost and experience gained against the backdrop of Australia in the 1970s.
Brace yourselves - the new kids are here. Five talented black scholarship students, and an elite private school with a reputation problem. One of them will have to change...
