This season again depicts the lives of a group of high school freshmen, sophomores, seniors and Graduates as they deal with some of the challenges and issues that teenagers face such as teenage pregnancy, dysfunctional families, sexism, arson, sexting, sexual identity, miscarriages, anxiety disorders, drug use, child abuse, abstinence, and gang violence.
The casting directors are Larissa Mair and Krisha Bullock Alexander, and the editors include Jason B. Irvine and Gordon Thorne.
Drew helps Dallas save prom night, but is punished and unable to participate in the graduation ceremony.
Note: This marks the final appearances of Aislinn Paul as Clare Edwards, Munro Chambers as Eli Goldsworthy, Melinda Shankar as Ali Bhandari, A.J.
Saudin as Connor DeLaurier, Demetrius Joyette as Mike "Dallas" Dallas, Niamh Wilson as Jack Jones, Jessica Tyler as Jenna Middleton, Sarah Fisher as Becky Baker, Cristine Prosperi as Imogen Moreno, and Luke Bilyk as Drew Torres.
A summer that was intended to be filled with late-night bonfires, new romances, and possibly a new chapter in life is overshadowed when a seductive and infuriating girl, Gloria, goes missing.