The series, based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Starford, is written by Pip Karmel and Magda Wozniak, directed by Corrie Chen, and produced by Amanda Higgs.

Joanne goes to an exclusive boarding school set in the bush called Silver Creek for a year on a scholarship.

She tries to build relationships with fellow students in her dormitory, which is unsupervised at night as the teachers are located off campus.

Much of the story revolves around Jo's relationship with the dorm bully, Portia, and her repeated failure to support the only other scholarship girl, Alice.

The series, based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Starford, is written by Pip Karmel and Magda Wozniak, directed by Corrie Chen, and produced by Amanda Higgs.