The BEST Episodes of Heartbreak High
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Jul 20, 2020
Network: Network Ten
Heartbreak High is a hip and realistic series about the lives of teenagestudents, their families and teachers at a high school. Heartbreak High is set in an inner city school at Sydney Beach, Hartley High, within a multi-racial area. Heartbreak High was originally a stage play which producer, Ben Gannon, turned into a successful film The Heartbreak Kid in 1993. The show captured more than 70 per cent of the youth audience in its first five weeks of broadcast in Australia.
#1 - Episode 12
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired Apr 29, 1995
Yola's attempt to advise a pregnant Nicole causes a professional crisis when the girl's condition is revealed. Rose spots Christina and Phil cavorting on the beach. On their first date, Rivers takes Chaka to an expensive restaurant.
9.20 
#2 - Episode 24
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired Jul 22, 1995
Nick's election as class captain puts him in direct conflict with Southgate when he is made to come down on his friends for violations of school policies. Con discovers that the new woman in his life has a child. Sides form up when the issue of installing condom machines in the school bathrooms is raised.
8.50 
#3 - Episode 19
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired Jun 17, 1995
While trying to earn some extra money, Rivers unknowingly buys some stolen car parts through Con, then refuses to name his supplier when the police charge him.
8.33 
#4 - Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Mar 18, 1995
The burden of her family responsibilities cause Chaka to behave erratically at school but attract the attention of her friends who rally to support her. Marco presses Christina to set a wedding date.
8.00 
#5 - Episode 14
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired May 13, 1995
Verbal and physical harassment over a misconstrued encounter with a young student causes Graham to have doubts about continuing to teach at Hartley. Chaka's father speaks to the students about oppression and violence. Chaka makes the difficult decision about whether to remain at Hartley or move north to Darwin with her family.
8.00 
#6 - Episode 18
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired Jun 10, 1995
The head gardener at the nursery where Nick and Danielle are participating in a work experience programme has a heart attack. Con arranges for Jodie and himself to work at a recording studio and lands her a job singing jingles. A lack of attention from their respective partners helps to bring Nick and Dani together.
8.00 
#7 - Episode 20
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired Jun 24, 1995
While serving as acting principal, Southgate institutes a series of strict policy changes as a means of preventing the possible closing of the school. Steve learns of Nick and Danielle's blossoming relationship while on a school trip and lands in hospital after a scuffle with Nick.
8.00 
#8 - Episode 29
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired Aug 26, 1995
George is hurt by Nick and Effie's less than enthusiastic reaction to his announcement about an impending move. New teacher Sam Robinson arrives at Hartley High to fill a staffing vacancy created by Christina's departure. Effie runs away from home and winds up wandering the streets in King's Cross.
8.00 
#9 - Episode 54
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired Feb 17, 1996
Back from Greece, Katerina turns up at the warehouse and attempts to blackmail Peter into starting a relationship with her by using her newfound knowledge of his affair with Sam. With Sam's job once again threatened, Peter comes up with a solution that is simple but cruel. If only because Matt doesn't want her to, Jodie agrees to be Steve's model for a school photography project. Effie and Bart's relationship hits a snag.
8.00 
#10 - Episode 15
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired May 20, 1995
Their friends try to get Rose and Jack together for the school dance. Yola and Southgate are locked in a storage cupboard. Con arranges for Jodie to perform at the dance.
7.67 
#11 - Episode 10
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired Apr 15, 1995
Nick hits Jodie after she confesses to a romantic fling in Melbourne. Christina's future with Marco is thrown into doubt when he announces a promotion that will take him to Perth. A new drama teacher arrives at Hartley and quickly attracts the attentions of his female students.
7.50 
#12 - Episode 26
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired Aug 5, 1995
Hurt by his parents' divorce and their apparent disregard for him, Steve decides to move out and get an apartment with Rivers and Jodie. Christina makes a decision about Mack's invitation to join him in working overseas.
7.50 
#13 - Episode 32
Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired Sep 16, 1995
Lucy encourages Steve to continue searching for his birth mother even though contact is prohibited by law. Rivers' father convinces him to return to school. Effie contemplates dating an unpopular classmate. Nick accepts a rematch against Tony.
7.50 
#14 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Feb 11, 1995
Christina Milano, Hartley High's young new English and history teacher, has difficulties gaining control of her first class until a brawl in the schoolyard gives her the opportunity to win the respect of her students. New student Jodie Cooper catches the eye of Nick Poulos.
7.25 
#15 - Episode 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Mar 4, 1995
Nick spends the night with Jodie, causing his parents to worry about his absence. Southgate helps Rivers deal with the cops when they want to question him about a stolen car. Chaka worries about her presence in the stolen vehicle being revealed to the police.
7.00 
#16 - Episode 8
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired Apr 1, 1995
George, Nick, and Effie are devastated by Ireni's sudden and tragic death. Steve's disclosure to Nick of information regarding his mother's car accident leads Nick down a path that ends with him assaulting a police officer.
7.00 
#17 - Episode 13
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired May 6, 1995
After learning about Phil's past relationship with a student, Christina decides they can have no future together and Phil makes the decision to resign. Jodie rallies her fellow students to save the school's music programme. Nick's father invites Jodie to stay at the Poulos home while her rowdy sister is in town.
7.00 
#18 - Episode 23
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired Jul 15, 1995
Con pressures Jodie into entering a televised rising stars "StarQuest" contest but then must come up with a new act when she refuses to perform. A bet with Steve drives Rivers to break in to the school to steal an exam. Danielle applies for a job at a gym hoping to please Nick.
7.00 
#19 - Episode 25
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired Jul 29, 1995
Danielle's first foray into modelling goes awry when the photographer manipulates her into posing nude. Con's relationship with Greta comes to an end.
7.00 
#20 - Episode 34
Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired Sep 30, 1995
Steve discovers that the person who has been following him is his birth mother. Rocco offers Con a job at the pool hall but then hires Jodie. Rivers' pursuit of Sam continues as he takes it upon himself to fix her motorcycle.
7.00 
#21 - Episode 44
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired Dec 9, 1995
Matt sets up his uncle on a blind date and makes plans to move out. Discouraged by her recent grades, Danielle contemplates dropping out of school when she is asked to audition as a reporter for a youth oriented current affairs tv show. Yola questions Joe's commitment to their relationship when he starts spending time with an old girlfriend and her son. Con and Rose get closer while working on a science project together while Southgate and Danielle's mother begin seeing one another.
7.00 
#22 - Episode 46
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired Dec 23, 1995
Nicole reveals her mother's affair with Southgate to the school. After getting a taste of life at the warehouse, Matt makes the decision to move back in with his uncle. Suzie ends her relationship with Bill to give her marriage another chance. Con and Rose go out on a date. Rivers is busted spying on the girls. Still haunted by Nick's death, Jodie is unable to commit to Matt.
7.00 
#23 - Episode 47
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired Dec 30, 1995
Lucy reluctantly seeks help from her friends when Jerry Shapiro, her mother's boyfriend, begins making sexual advances towards her. Yola learns that she is pregnant. Con's protective instincts emerge as Effie prepares for a school dance.
7.00 
#24 - Episode 48
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired Jan 6, 1996
Rose's daughter is rushed to the hospital. Seeing Tess brought to the hospital causes Yola to panic about her own future as a mother. Jealousies surface when Jodie's sister is welcomed at the warehouse and makes a play for Matt. Jack proposes to Rose. Southgate must inform Yola of Joe's death after he is killed in the line of duty.
7.00 
#25 - Episode 50
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired Jan 20, 1996
Rivers' father surfaces at the warehouse after escaping from prison. Jodie tells Karen it is time for her to move out of the warehouse, and after a brief but eventful stay at the Bordinos', Karen moves on. A difficult decision about Rivers' future is taken out of his hands.
7.00