Waterloo Road will return on Wednesday, October 15, it has been confirmed.
The first of ten new one-hour episodes will air at 8pm, with ten final episodes scheduled to air in 2015.
The new episode will feature the introduction of new head teacher Vaughan Fitzgerald, who is played by Drop the Dead Donkey actor Neil Pearson.
Nicola Stephenson has also joined the cast as new art teacher Allie, who is the partner of Vaughan.
It was announced in April that Waterloo Road would be coming to an end after its tenth series, but bosses promised to send the show out "on a high".
The cast and crew filmed the show's final scenes in Greenock, Scotland on August 22.
