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.

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?

Leah Dale (Katherine Kelly) é uma professora universitária muito dedicado a sua profissão. Quando Rose Vaughan (Molly Windsor), uma de suas alunas, escreve um ensaio excepcionalmente bom, Leah começa a suspeitar de que a jovem copiou todo o trabalho. O caso de trapaça logo se transforma num relacionamento perigoso, desencadeando uma série de eventos trágicos que compromete a vida de ambas as mulheres.