History Characters / SexEducationMoordaleSecondarySchoolStudents

* AmbiguouslyBrown: She is darker than characters like Otis but lighter-skinned than her best friends. Her best friends are South Asian. Her father is White but her mother is never shown. [[https://ethnicelebs.com/mimi-keene Her actress' birth surname is Saeed, which is either Persian or Indian.]] It is highly likely than Ruby is mixed like her actress, but it is purely implied.

* CluelessChickMagnet: An understated example, but throughout the series he catches the attention of Ola, [[spoiler: Maeve]] and Lily. [[spoiler: In season 2, he finally loses his virginity to Ruby of all people]].

'''Mooredale Students''' | [[Characters/SexEducationMoordaleSecondarySchoolStaff Mooredale Staff]] | [[Characters/SexEducationOtherCharacters Other Characters]]-]]]]]

-->''"No! You can't hate musicals! People who hate musicals have no soul!"''

-->''"I think I'm gonna be a baker. I do really like toast!"''

->''"This wasn't in my plan. Boys that smell a bit sweaty were in my plan, not girl that smell like vanilla pods."''

-->''"Only boring people get bored."''

->''"Here's the thing, i'm still figuring out so much shit about myself. I can't carry you too.

* OppositesAtrract:

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After the trauma avalance he's put through during the first season, it mostly ends on a high note for him. [[spoiler:He is reconciled with Otis, his father and Adam and at least tolerated by Anwar, he's back in the band, he feels confident enough to bring drag elements into his school attire. The only minus point is that Adam is shipped off to a military school.]]
* EmbarrassingNickname: "Tromboner," after getting an erection while playing in front of the whole school. "It was a semi!" Also makes less sense considering he plays French Horn.

* PetTheDog: In episode 6, after making a mean comment that sets off Eric when he was at the end of his rope, gets punched in the face. Rather than take offence at the assault, he recognises that Eric was having a bad day and he was just unfortunate enough to be the straw that broke the camel's back with him. He accepts his apology and encourages him not to take it personally if he sees Anwar's mom giving him death glares around town (as Anwar used the assault to come out to his mom and claimed Eric was a homophobic gay-basher).

* JerkassBall: Ola tends to be a fairly selfish girlfriend, which puts strain on both her relationships.

* {{Expy}}: He is a mix of this to both Polo and Ander from ''[[Series/Elite2018 Elite]]''. They feel a tremendous amount of pressure from their parents to excel at a specific sport (tennis and swimming), which makes them unable to be true to themselves. Like Polo, Jackson has two mothers, one of whom is perfectionist and demanding, something that strains their relationship, but while her and Jackson come to terms about her son's own goals, [[spoiler:Polo dies without having the chance to ever reconcile with his own mother, aside from admitting to being a murderer minutes before, which is the last time he ever sees and talks to her.]]

* ExtravertedNerd: More concerned with social status than Otis, is lot less popular than he thinks he is but that doesn't stop him from with being an outgoing social butterfly.

* TheAce: He's beloved, he's capable, he's friendly and above bullying others and although his reading feminist authors starts as a ploy to get closer to Maeve, he actually becomes interested in them.

** Dorky Otis with punky Maeve, glamororus Ruby and outgoing Ola
** Camp Eric with demure Rahim and thuggish Adam
** Ditzy Aimee with academic Steven
** Flawless Jackson with delinquents Maeve and Cal

!Main Characters

[[folder: Otis Milburn]]

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/AsaButterfield

[[folder: Eric Effiong]]

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/NcutiGatwa

[[folder: Maeve Wiley]]

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/EmmaMackey

[[folder: Adam Groff]]

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/ConnorSwindells

* {{Anorgasmia}}: Adam has to fake an orgasm when he's having sex with Aimee. It's initally chalked up to his self-esteem issues, but later on he's revealed to be more attracted to boys than he is to girls.

[[folder: Jackson Marchetti]]

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/KedarWilliamsStirling

[[folder: Aimee Gibbs]]
!! Aimee Gibbs

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/AimeeLouWood

[[folder: Lily Iglehart]]

-->'''Played By:''' Creator/TanyaReynolds

[[folder: Ola Nyman]]

-->'''Played By:''' Creator/PatriciaAllison

!! The Untouchables

!! Ruby Matthews

-->'''Played by:''' Creator/MimiKeene

!! Olivia Hanan

-->'''Played by:''' Creator/SimoneAshley

!! Anwar Bakshi

-->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChaneilKular

* EveryoneHasStandards: Anwar may be a snobby jerk, but he at least stands up to Adam's homophobic bullying of Eric.

!! Other Students

!! Steve Morley

-->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChrisJenks

-->'''Played by:''' Creator/SamiOutalbali

-->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChinenyeEzeudu

--> '''Played By:''' Creator/DuaSaleh

A rebellious non-binary student from America introduced in Season 3, who becomes Jackson's new maybe Love Interest.

* Bittersweet17: She's one of the only characters who are seventeen as opposed to sixteen, and life doesn't appear to be going well for her at the moment.

* HasTwoMommies: Raised by two lesbian parents. Surprisingly, the show doesn't make that big of a deal out of it. Though one season 2 episode shows his non-bio mom is devastated when he calls her "non my real mom" in anger, for which Jackson later profoundly apologizes.
** He does ask one of his mothers how she knew she was attracted to women while he's coming to terms with his relationship with Cal.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: A significant part of his character development hinges on his masturbation. In season 1, he's grossed out by the idea of it and chooses to pretend he's doing it to avoid Jean trying to give him advice, and when he ''does'' try he has a panic attack. Ola ends up inspiring him to finally do it, but after this he becomes addicted to it, which unfortunately causes problems when he's unable to get it up with Ola because he's spent his sexual energy on himself.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Like Otis, her masturbation habits (or lack thereof) become revelant to her arc. After years of prioritizing the pleasure of her boyfriends, Otis suggests she have a wank to figure out what she likes. She ends up loving it.

Moordale Secondary's Head Boy and the swim team's star athlete. He is secretly having sex with Maeve at the beginning of the series.

Student at Moordale who enjoys writing and drawing erotic manga and is fixated on her virginity.

A French exchange student who sets his sights on Eric.

A non-binary student from America introduced in Season 3, who becomes Jackson's new maybe Love Interest.

* FlowerMotif: Coleus, representing individuality and acceptance.

* CluelessChickMagnet: An understated example, but throughout the series he catches the attention of Ola, [[spoiler: Maeve]] and Lily. [[spoiler: In season 2, he finally loses his virginity to Ruby'' of all people]].

* BittersweetSeventeen: She's one of the only characters who are seventeen as opposed to sixteen, and life doesn't appear to be going well for her at the moment.

* BittersweetSeventeen: Everyone's either 17 or turns 17 over the course of the series and they all experience large amounts of character development around the same time.

* NoSocialSkills: Most (if not all) of Adam's issues and poor decisions stem from his inability to express himself in a clear or healthy way. Some of this is due to his father's treatment of him but some very possibly comes from an AmbiguousDisorder that has most likely gone undiagnosed and untreated. He does come a long way in the second and third seasons.

* AmbiguousDisorder: She showcases many symptoms of autism, having an intense fascination with alien erotica and having NoSocialSkills. She is also quite blunt and speaks in a monotone voice.

* AnimalMotifs: Dogs. He’s vocal about his affinity for dogs, and it’s a trait quite a few characters seem to know about him.
** He cares very much for his own dog (fittingly named Madam), scolds Eric about proper dog care, and eventually vandalizes Abeo’s car with dog feces when Eric causes Madam to run away. It suits his personality well: he’s aggressive and slow to trust others, but also loyal to a fault and mostly just seeking affection and approval.