School is back in session on Sept. 21, when Sex Education Season 4 premieres. The upcoming episodes — which will also constitute the British dramedy’s final season — follow many of Sex Education Season 4’s heroes to one final frontier: Cavendish Sixth Form College. There, students like Otis (Asa Butterfield), Eric (Ncuti Gatwa), and Aimee (Aimee Lou Wood) will butt up against culture shock (and yoga classes) aplenty. On the other side of the pond, bookish Maeve (Emma Mackey) must find her way at the prestigious Wallace University, where rubbing elbows with the literati –– like cult author Thomas Molloy (Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy) –– doesn’t go exactly the way she imagined.  

With all these changes ahead, do you suddenly need crib notes on the ending of Season 3? Well, here’s your complete recap.   

How does Sex Education Season 3 end? 

Sex Education Season 3 ends with a “see you soon.” In the final scene of the season, Maeve shows up at Otis’ house with bittersweet news: She’s going to the US for school. And her plane is essentially leaving now. Otis is sad to see his love interest and sex clinic partner leave, yet he’s also proud of her. Maeve insists her trip to the States isn’t a permanent goodbye — it’s an “until later.”

Elsewhere, the rest of the Sex Education crew attempts to find joy amid the earth-shattering reveal that their high school is closing down at the end of the year. Lily (Tanya Reynolds) and Ola (Patricia Allison) look out for UFOs and kiss; Adam (Connor Swindells) takes his dog Madam to a dog agility competition and licks his wounds following a breakup; and Eric marvels at his own beauty as he explores his queer identity. 

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Does Moordale Secondary close? 

Yes — of course, Moordale is already at the edge of destruction when Season 3 begins. The school is fresh off Season 2’s STI outbreak and the headline-making, shockingly raunchy production of Romeo and Juliet: The Musical, directed by Lily. Newly notorious Moordale, now nicknamed “Sex School,” turns to new head teacher Hope Haddon (Jemima Kirke) to clean things up. Hope institutes a severe dress code, shames students for perceived “bad” behavior, and attempts to erase any vestiges of sex on campus. 

However, the students of Moordale fight back in Episode 7. After Hope enacts cruel punishments against Lily, Cal (Dua Saleh), and Adam, the student body retaliates by sabotaging Hope’s open day. The teens screen an explicit — if moving — student film and perform a rousing a cappella rendition of “Fuck the Pain Away” by Peaches. Aimee even brings vulva-decorated cupcakes. 

The event is a success, but Moordale loses the support of its investors and any prospective paying parents. Hope’s displeased boss Mark (Robert Wilfort) explains to the sixth form class — including Otis, Maeve, and Eric — that the school is closing. The investors are selling Moordale to developers and, by the end of the term, all students must find alternative education for the following school term. 

Why does Maeve go to America? 

In the Season 3 premiere, Ms. Sands (Rakhee Thakrar) gives Maeve a mystery pamphlet. In the following episode, we learn it’s a brochure for a months-long gifted and talented program in America. Maeve waffles on her decision throughout the season. While studying in the US would be a major opportunity, she knows it would also take her away from her loved ones like her little sister Elsie (Darcy and Mia Daniels) — and Otis.

Thankfully, Maeve’s mother Erin (Anne-Marie Duff) and best friend/“second mother” Aimee persuade Maeve to put her own needs first. Erin gives Maeve the money to enter the program and buy a plane ticket. When Aimee learns Maeve is going to blow off her flight to remain close to Otis, she steps in to make sure Maeve gets on the plane. 

Are Maeve and Otis a couple? 

Maeve and Otis end Season 3 on good terms — but not exactly together. The pair kiss in Episode 5, during a school trip to France that goes extremely awry. Maeve then attempts to avoid Otis out of respect for her burgeoning romance with Isaac (George Robinson). Still, Maeve and Otis end up sharing a heart-to-heart (and a smooch) in the rain at the end of Episode 7. So, in the Season 3 finale, they finally start to figure out what a relationship might look like for them. 

Their chance at a simple happily-ever-after is dashed, however, once Maeve (rightly) decides to go to America for the foreseeable future. Maeve says she and Otis have to “see where they’re at” once she returns from overseas. But, she promises, they’re not over. 

Who breaks up in Sex Education Season 3? 

Eric and Adam 
The beginning of the end for Eric and Adam arrives in Episode 6, which follows Eric to Lagos. There, he kisses a boy named Oba (Jerry Iwu). Eric reveals the infidelity to Adam in Episode 7. And, in Episode 8, the couple officially break up. Eric admits the kiss wasn’t “stupid” — he needs to be with someone who is already “ready to fly” in the queer community. “It’s not your fault,” Eric tells Adam. “We’re just going in different directions.” 

In the midst of the heartbreak, Adam decides it’s time to come out as bisexual to his mother, Maureen (Samantha Spiro). Toward the end of the Season 3 finale, Adam tells Maureen that Eric was his boyfriend. 

Mr. and Mrs. Groff 
Adam’s estranged parents, Maureen and Michael Groff (Alistair Petrie), hook up in Episode 7. In the finale, Maureen tells Michael he still needs to leave her bed — after all, they’re getting a divorce. Although Michael offers to make his wife dinner that night, Maureen declines. Later that episode, Maureen tells Michael their relationship is “too complicated” for their son, and she needs to be on her own.

Jackson and Cal 
Head boy Jackson (Kedar Williams-Stirling) has an exciting flirtation with Cal throughout Season 3. They attempt to consummate their bubbling attraction in Episode 7, but realize they have very different outlooks on their possible relationship. In the finale, Cal firmly tells Jackson they shouldn’t date, despite their mutual feelings. Cal, who is non-binary, is worried Jackson still sees them as a girl and doesn’t want to teach someone else about queerness while also learning so much about themselves. 

Aimee and Steve 
Aimee is sexually assaulted on a bus in Sex Education Season 2. In Season 3, she feels anxious about the prospect of physical intimacy with her sweet boyfriend Steve (Chris Jenks) — which she knows he wants, no matter how little he pressures her. Aimee avoids Steve as a response. We see Aimee break up with Steve in the finale. 

Does Jean have a baby? 

Yes. Otis’ mom, Jean (Gillian Anderson), learns she is pregnant in the Season 2 finale. In the Season 3 premiere she shares that news with Jakob (Mikael Persbrandt), her on-again, off-again boyfriend and Ola’s dad.  Jean goes into labor in Episode 7 and experiences extreme complications, including hemorrhaging. In the finale, we learn Jean survived labor; the family decides to name the baby Joy. 

Yet, there is still one twist remaining in Jean’s pregnancy saga. In her last scene of Season 3, she opens Joy’s paternity test. Up until this point, it was assumed Joy’s father is Jakob.Jean’s shock when she reads the result suggests Jakob might not actually be Joy’s father.   

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Does Adam win the dog competition? 

No, but also kind of yes? He got a “special mention” in the toy dog agility round for a stellar debut performance. Even if his father would never say this to him, we will: Good job, Adam.