Heartbreak High is an Australian television program created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran for six years, through seven seasons from 1994 to 1999 on both Network Ten and ABC. The program dealt with the students of the fictional Hartley High, a tough high school in a multiracial area of Sydney, and has been described as a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries. The show is a spin-off of the 1993 Australian feature film The Heartbreak Kid, which features cast members Alex Dimitriades, Nico Lathouris, Doris Younane, Scott Major and Katherine Halliday as early versions of their Heartbreak High characters. Later seasons of the show shifted emphasis from the Poulos family and the school setting, with a group of students living independently in a warehouse while working at The Shark Pool, a local hangout. The first five series were filmed in Maroubra Bay High School in Maroubra, New South Wales in the Eastern Suburbs.
| Written by | Peter Neale, Craig Wilkins, David Phillips, Leon Saunders, Sally Webb, Chris Roache, Serge Lazareff, Kevin Roberts, Peter A. Kinloch, Howard Griffiths |
| Directed by | Michael Jenkins, Andrew Prowse, Karl Zwicky, Jessica Hobbs, Ian Gilmour, Catherine Millar, Geoff Bennett, Steve Mann, Ian Watson, Nico Lathouris |
| Theme music composer | Todd Hunter |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 210 |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Gannon Television |
| Original network | Network Ten (1994–1996), ABC TV (1997–1999) |
| Picture format | 4:3 (PAL) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Related shows | The Heartbreak Kid |
| Netflix ID | 81340922 |
About Heartbreak High
Students at an inner city high school in Sydney, Australia deal with the harsh realities of adolescence in this coming of age series. Themes include love, racism, broken homes, homelessness and drug addiction.
Achievement of Heartbreak High
The series ran for a total of 210 episodes from 1994 to 1999. It originally aired on Australia's Network Ten.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Heartbreak High
Television shows set in New South Wales.. Australian drama television series.. Australian children's television series.
Latest information about Heartbreak High updated on July 28 2021.
