List of Old Newingtonians

This page lists notable Old Newingtonians, alumni of the GPS Uniting Church school Newington College in Sydney, Australia. Enrolment years at Newington are bracketed following the surname.





Royal, vice regal & chiefs

 * HM King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (1934–1938) – former King of Tonga
 * HRH Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi (1896–1897) – Prince Consort of HM Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga
 * HRH Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake (1941–1942) – son of HM Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga
 * HH Prince Josefa Celua (1872–1873) – son of the King of Fiji and grandfather of;
 * Ratu Sir George Cakobau RVC (1927–1932) – former Governor-General of Fiji
 * Ratu Josefa Lalabalavu (1874–1876) – Tui Cakau Paramount Chief of Cakaudrove Province 1879 until 1905

Tongan Nobles

 * Hon Fotu ʻa Falefā Veikune (1896–1897) – Governor of Vavaʻu 1936–1939 and Minister of Police 1939–1952
 * Hon Solomone Ula Ata (1896–1902) – Tongan nobleman and cousin of Queen Salote.
 * The Noble Tuʻihaʻateiho (1919–1922) – Tongan nobleman and cousin of Queen Salote
 * The Noble Tuʻiʻāfitu (1953–1955) – former Governor of Vavaʻu
 * Lord Luani (1972–1977) – former Governor of Vavaʻu
 * Lord Vaha'i (1955–1966) – civil servant, parliamentarian, and husband of Princess 'Elisiva Fusipala Vaha'i
 * Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou of Toula and Kotu (1953–1962) – diplomat, cabinet minister and Life Peer

Baronetage of England

 * Sir Gordon Trollope (1898–1901) 15th Baronet Trollope of Casewick
 * Hugh Trollope (1964–1966) is the heir presumptive to the baronetcy

Australia

 * The Hon Ian Armstrong (1949–1953) – Former Deputy Premier of New South Wales
 * Jeff Bate (1918–1921) – former NSW and Commonwealth Parliamentarian and husband of Dame Zara Bate
 * Henry Bate (1897–1899) – former NSW Parliamentarian
 * The Hon Sir Thomas Bavin (1889–1890) – former Premier of New South Wales
 * The Hon Eric Bowden (1882–1884) – former Australian Defence Minister
 * Percy Colquhoun (1881–1885) – former Member NSW Legislative Assembly
 * The Hon Colonel Arthur Colvin MLC (1897–1898) – former Member NSW Legislative Council, Soldier, Surgeon and Physician
 * The Hon John Cull (1962–1969) – former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
 * The Hon Duncan Gay MLC (1962–1967) – former Leader of The Nationals & Deputy Opposition Leader in the NSW Legislative Council
 * The Hon Carl Glasgow (1896–1899) – former NSW Parliamentarian
 * The Hon Harry Jago (1927–28) – former NSW Health Minister
 * The Hon Andrew Lysaght (1888–90) – former NSW Attorney-General and Justice Minister
 * The Hon Sir Charles Marr  (1895) – former Australian Health Minister
 * William Rupert McCourt  (1899–1901) – former Clerk of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
 * The Hon Samuel Moore (1865–1869) – former NSW Secretary for Mines and Minister for Agriculture, and Secretary for Lands
 * Neville Perkins (1963–1969) – former Northern Territory MLA
 * The Hon Lt Col Murray Robson  (1918–1923) – former NSW Leader of the Opposition
 * The Hon William Robson MLC (1882–1886) – former member NSW Legislative Council and NSW Legislative Assembly
 * The Hon Richard Thompson MLC (1922–1294) – former member NSW Legislative Council
 * The Hon Sir Frederick Tout MLC (1886–1890) – former member NSW Legislative Council
 * Ivor Vidler  (1925–1928) – former Clerk of the NSW Legislative Assembly
 * The Hon Winter Warden MLC (1875–1878) – former member NSW Legislative Council
 * The Hon Reginald Weaver (1890–1894) – former Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Leader of the Opposition and Health Minister
 * The Hon Robert Webster (1963–1969) – former NSW Planning Minister and Sydney Partner Korn/Ferry International
 * Trent Zimmerman (1974–1986) – former Federal Member for North Sydney

Papua New Guinea

 * Sir Peter Barter (1952–1955) – former Papua New Guinea Government Minister

Tonga

 * HRH Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi (1896–1897) – Prime Minister 1923–1941
 * Hon. Solomone Ula Ata (1896–1902) – Prime Minister 1941–1949
 * Hon. Havea Tui'ha'ateiho (1919–1922) – Deputy Prime Minister 1953–1960
 * HRH Crown Prince Tāufaʻāhau Tungi (1934–1938) – Prime Minister 1949–1965
 * HRH Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake (1941–1942) – Prime Minister 1965–1991
 * Molitoni Finau (1896–1901) – Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga from 1919 until 1965
 * Lupeti Finau (1933–1936) – Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga from 1978 until 1979

Samoa

 * Hon. Papalii Laupepa (1951–1958) – Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa from 1982 until 1985 and Minister of Justice. He was the son of the paramount chief of Samoa, Malietoa Tanumafili II.

United States

 * Mark Keam (1980–1984) – Member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 35th District

Local government

 * Lancelot Bavin (1896–1899) – former Mayor of the Municipality of Willougbhy
 * Daniel Bott (1991–1998) – former Mayor of the Municipality of Strathfield
 * George Keith Cowlishaw (1913–1920) – former Mayor of Mosman Council
 * Colonel Arthur Colvin (1897–1900) – former Mayor of the City of Orange
 * William Dean (1875–1879) – Mayor of Windsor Shire on twelve occasions from 1893 until 1931
 * David Doust (1971–1978) – former Mayor of the Municipality of Burwood
 * William Horner Fletcher (1865-1866) – former Mayor of Manly Council
 * John Fowler (1968–1971) – former Mayor of the City of South Sydney
 * Ross Fowler (1963–1968) – former Mayor of Penrith City Council
 * Percy Hordern (1874-1878) – former Mayor of Petersham
 * Edward Howard (1877–1878) – former Mayor of both the City of Goulburn and the Municipality of Yass
 * John Hunt (1872–1874) – former President of Hornsby Shire
 * Harry Jago (1927–1928) – former Mayor of Ku-ring-gai Council
 * Joseph Cuthbert Kershaw (1887–1890) – former Mayor of Waverley Council
 * Royce Jeffrey (1923–1932) – former Mayor of North Sydney Council
 * Brigadier General John Lamrock   (1873–1874) – former President of Colo Shire Council
 * Richard Lennon (1947–1949) – former Mayor of the Ku-ring-gai Council
 * John Lincoln (1929–1934) – former Mayor of North Sydney Council
 * Harold T. Morgan (1882-1883) – former Mayor of Municipality of Newtown
 * Aubrey Murphy (1902–1906) – former Mayor of the Blue Mountains City Council
 * Percy Nolan (1899–1902) – former Mayor of Manly Council
 * Walter Cresswell O'Reilly (1894–1896) – former Mayor of the Ku-ring-gai Council
 * Lord Livingstone Ramsay (1882–1885) – former President of Hornsby Shire
 * William Robson (1882–1886) – former Mayor of the Municipality of Ashfield
 * Edwin Sautelle (1888–1892) – former Mayor of the Municipality of Vaucluse
 * John Sautelle (1885-1891) – former President of Bibbenluke Shire Council
 * Robert Staines (1901–1902) – former Chairman of the Shire of Banana

The civil service

 * George Beal (1884–1886) – former Queensland Auditor-General
 * Dr John Burton (1924–1932) – former Head Department of External Affairs, High Commissioner and Founder Centre for the Analysis of Conflict
 * Dr Bruce Maitland Carruthers (1906–1908) – former Director-General of Health in Tasmania
 * John Harper (1867–1869) – former Chief Commissioner of Railways and Tramways NSW
 * Parker Henson (1918–1922) – former Chairman Sydney County Council
 * Walter Loveridge (1880–1884) – former President of the Sydney Harbour Trust
 * Alastair MacGibbon (1980–1985) – former chief executive Australian Cyber Security Centre
 * Walter Cresswell O'Reilly (1894–1896) – former Commonwealth Film Censor
 * Warren Pearson (1978–1982) – former Chief Executive Officer of the National Australia Day Council
 * Neville Perkins (1963–1969) – former Secretary of Aboriginal Affairs NSW
 * Harold Quodling (1881–1883) – former Director Queensland Department of Agriculture
 * Thomas J. Roseby (1881–1883) – former Secretary of Sydney Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board
 * James Tandy (1932–1933) – former Commonwealth Director of Aboriginal Education
 * Dr Don Weatherburn (1964–1969) – Professor at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales and former Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

The diplomatic service

 * Dennis Argall (1955–1959) – Australian Ambassador to China 1984–1985
 * Dr Brian Babington (1968–1973) – Australian Delegate to the United Nations 1988–1992
 * Dr John Burton (1924–1932) – Australian High Commissioner to Celyon 1951
 * Jonathan Gilbert (1983–1995) – Australian Ambassador to Kuwait since 2017
 * Sir Iven Mackay (1897–1900) – Australian High Commissioner to India 1943–1948
 * John Tilemann (1959–1963) – Australian Ambassador to Jordan 2001–2005
 * Ric Wells (1968–1973) – Australian Ambassador to France 2011–2014
 * David Yardley (1986–1996) – Australian High Commissioner to Kiribati since 2021

The armed services

 * Rear Admiral Gerry Carwardine (1947–1953) – former Commandant Australian Defence Force Academy
 * Flight Lieutenant Keith Chisholm (1930–1936) – pilot recognised for his exploits with the Polish and French resistance, after being shot down over France
 * Lieutenant Clive Crowley (1905–1906) – Died during World War I and letters between him and his mother were part of the inspiration for An Australian War Requiem
 * Rear Admiral Bill Dovers (1959–1969) – former naval officer
 * Squadron Leader Adrian Goldsmith (1930–1933) – Second World War flying ace
 * Brigadier General John Lamrock (1873–1874) – in command of the 20th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, in the Gallipoli Campaign
 * Commodore Bruce Loxton (1933–1935) – former Director-General of Naval Manpower in the Royal Australian Navy and naval historian
 * Lieutenant Colonel Alex Bath 'Bandy' MacDonald (1913–1916) – former Commander Darwin Mobile Force and Director Australian Cadet Corps
 * Lieutenant Colonel Tom Mills & Bar (1919–1925) – the first of only fifteen Australian soldiers to be awarded the MC & Bar during World War II
 * Major General Sir Iven Mackay (1897–1900) – Commander 2nd Division, 6th Division and South West Pacific Area World War II
 * Lieutenant Colonel Roy Morell (1903–1905) – volunteered for war service during World War I and World War II
 * Major General Sandy Pearson  (1932–1936) – Commander Australian Forces Vietnam War and former Commandant Royal Military College, Duntroon
 * Captain Oliver Woodward (1903–1904) – soldier noted for his tunnelling activities at the Ypres Salient during the First World War and the subject of the 2010 Australian war film Beneath Hill 60

The humanities

 * Professor Harold Hunt (1916–1920) – former Dean of the Faculty of Arts University of Melbourne
 * Associate Professor Benjamin Penny (1972–1977) – Research Fellow, School of Culture, History & Language ANU College of Asia and the Pacific and Harold White Fellow at the National Library of Australia

The social sciences

 * Dr Bob Howard (1950–1954) – academic specialising in international relations, former editor of the Current Affairs Bulletin
 * Professor Wayne Hudson (1957–1961) – academic and visiting fellow at ANU Australian Studies Institute

The arts

 * Professor Duncan Gifford (1985–1990) – professor Spanish National Academy of Contemporary Music
 * Professor Simon Penny (1972–1977) (1968–1973) – professor of Studio Art, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine
 * Professor Lyndon Watts (1992–1993) – professor of bassoon at Berne University of the Arts

Theology

 * Professor Hubert Cunliffe-Jones (1917–1921) – former professor of theology at the University of Manchester

Legal scholarship and education

 * Sir Carleton Allen (1900–1906) – former professor of Jurisprudence University of Oxford and Warden of Rhodes House
 * Professor Bob Baxt (1947–1955) – former Dean of Law Monash University and former chairman Trade Practices Commission
 * Jonathan Bonnitcha (1993–1998) – Associate Professor of Law University of New South Wales
 * Prof Stuart Kaye (1980–1985) – Professor of Law University of Melbourne, former Dean of Law University of Wollongong and former Head of the Law School James Cook University
 * Professor Christopher Roper (1955–1961) – former Adjunct Professor City University of Hong Kong, former Director College of Law Sydney and former Professor College of Law England and Wales

Mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering

 * Harold Curlewis (1884–1893) – former Government Astronomer in Western Australia and 3898 Curlewis is named in his honour
 * William Dun (1982–1886) – palaeontologist, geologist and former president Royal Society of New South Wales
 * Joseph Fletcher (1865–1867) – former Director of Linnean Society of New South Wales, biologist and editor
 * Emeritus Professor James de Haseth (1957–1965) – Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia
 * Professor Roger Hawken (1893–1896) – former professor of Engineering at the University of Queensland
 * Professor Chris Rodger (1968–1973) – Scharnagel Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the Auburn University
 * Emeritus Professor Sever Sternhell (1947) – organic chemist
 * Professor Walter Woolnough (1893–1894) – former professor of Geology at the University of Western Australia and Clarke Medalist

Medical research

 * Professor Bernard Balleine (1974–1979) – Head, Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales
 * Associate Professor John Carter (1957–1961) – endocrinologist and former president Australian Diabetes Society
 * Professor Graham Colditz (1969–1972) – Niess-Gain Professor at Washington University School of Medicine
 * Dr Ian Colditz (1969–1974) – Senior Principal Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
 * Professor Greg Fulcher (1963–1968) – diabetologist and former Director Chronic and Complex Medicine Network, NSLHD
 * Professor Peter Green (1959–1964) – Director, Celiac Disease Center, Columbia University
 * Professor Brin Grenyer OAM (1970–1980) – Professor of Psychology at the University of Wollongong and Director of the Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders
 * Dr Marshall Hatch (1947–1950) – Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry and Clarke Medalist
 * Dr Krishna Hort (1964–1969) – Head, Health Systems Unit, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne
 * Dr Colin Laverty (1949–1953) – gynaecological cytologist and histopathologist
 * Professor Reuben Rose (1958–1966) – former Dean of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney
 * Professor Martin Stockler (1971–1978) – Professor of Oncology and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Sydney Medical School
 * Emeritus Professor John Turtle (1947–1953) – former Kellion Professor of Endocrinology University of Sydney, Co-founder Australian Diabetes Society and former president International Diabetes Federation
 * Professor Donald Wood-Smith (1944–1947) – Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University New York

University administrators

 * Sir Percival Halse Rogers (1896–1901) – former Chancellor of University of Sydney
 * Dr Cecil Purser (1879–1881) – former Deputy Chancellor of University of Sydney
 * Professor Nicholas Saunders (1959–1962) – former Vice-Chancellor University of Newcastle and former Dean of Medicine Monash University and Flinders University
 * Dr Louis T. Talbot (1902–1904) – former President of Biola University and eponym of the Talbot School of Theology
 * The Reverend James Udy (1933) – former Master of Wesley College University of Sydney

Schoolmasters

 * Dr Peter Crawley (1965–1971) – pioneer of computer use in school classrooms at Trinity Grammar School, Victoria, Knox Grammar School and St Hilda's School
 * Reverend Dr Michael Scott Fletcher (1883–1886) – founding Master of Wesley College, University of Sydney and Professor of Philosophy, University of Queensland
 * Ray Hille (1955–1961) – former Principal of The Peninsula School
 * Major General Sir Iven Mackay (1897–1900) – former Headmaster of Cranbrook School and former chairman AAGPS NSW
 * Sandy Phillips (1894–1898) – former Headmaster of Sydney Grammar School

Cultural and scientific organisations

 * Dr George Abbott (1881–1884) – former president of the Royal Australian Historical Society
 * Torrington Blatchford (1886–1890) – former Government Geologist Western Australia and executive board member of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
 * Noel Burnet (1916–1920) – founder of Koala Park Sanctuary
 * Douglas Burrows (1932–1934) – co-founder of the Children's Medical Research Foundation
 * Dr Warwick Cathro (1957–1964) – former Assistant Director-General National Library of Australia who was pivotal in the development of Trove
 * Sir Richard Boyer (1901–1909) – former chairman Australian Broadcasting Commission
 * Dr Colin Branch (1951–1952) – former chairman of the Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia
 * Sir Ian Clunies Ross (1912–1916) – former chairman CSIRO
 * Sir Talbot Duckmanton (1934–1938) – former general manager Australian Broadcasting Commission
 * Tim Hart (1977–1979) – Director of Information, Multimedia and Technology Melbourne Museum and Director Royal Exhibition Building
 * Dr Andrew Houison (1863–1865) – founding president of the Royal Australian Historical Society
 * Frank Howarth (1963–1969) – Chair of NSW Heritage Council and Former Director Australian Museum and Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
 * Howard McKern (1931–1935) – former Deputy Director Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
 * Walter Cresswell O'Reilly (1894–1896) – founding president of the National Trust of Australia (NSW)
 * Jim Service (1945–1949) – former chairman National Museum of Australia and National Gallery of Australia Foundation
 * Ian Stephenson (1965–1972) – curator at the University of New England and former Director Canberra Museum and Gallery and Historic Places ACT

Royal Society of New South Wales

 * Associate Professor Ronald Aston (1912–1918) – President, 1948
 * Professor Bernard Balleine (1974–1979) – Fellow
 * Dr Keith Crook (1944–1949) – Clarke Medal for Geology, 1983
 * Joseph James Fletcher (1865–1867) – Clarke Medal for Biology, 1921
 * Dr Marshall Hatch (1947–1950) – Clarke Medal for Botany, 1973
 * Dr Donald Hector (1957–1967) – President, 2012–2015
 * Howard McKern (1931–1935) – President, 1963
 * Dr Gordon Packham (1943–1947) – Clarke Medal for Geology, 2001
 * Professor Henry Priestley (1898–1901) – President, 1942
 * William Sutherland Dun (1882–1886) – President, 1918
 * Professor Walter George Woolnough (1893–1894) – Clarke Medal for Geology, 1933 and President, 1926

Religion

 * Major Cyril Bavin (1893–1895) – former Methodist missionary in Fiji and General Secretary to the YMCA Migration Department
 * Reverend Anthony Brammall (1973–1978) – Vice-Principal of the Sydney Missionary and Bible College
 * Reverend Alex Campbell (1891–1901) – former chairman Congregational Union of Australia and New Zealand and president Sydney City Mission
 * Reverend Prof Hubert Cunliffe-Jones (1917–1921) – former Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales
 * Reverend Lionel B. Fletcher D.D. (1877–1954) – Evangelist and Congregational minister
 * Reverend Simon Hansford (1971–1980) – Moderator Synod of New South Wales and the ACT of the Uniting Church in Australia
 * Gary Hill (1973–1978) – Executive Director The Crusader Union of Australia
 * Reverend Dr David Manton (1949–1953) – former Moderator New South Wales Synod, Uniting Church in Australia
 * Right Reverend David Mulready (1960–1964) – former Anglican Bishop of North-West Australia
 * Right Reverend John Stewart (1953–1954) – former Bishop of the Eastern Region and Vicar General of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
 * Reverend Gloster Udy (1933) – Uniting Church in Australia Minister

Judges

 * The Hon. Justice Kenneth Asprey (1914–1922) – former NSW Supreme Court Judge and Voyager Royal Commissioner
 * The Hon. Sir Thomas Bavin (1889–1890) – former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
 * The Hon. Justice Cecil Cook (1912–1920) – former judge of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales
 * His Honour Judge Herbert Curlewis (1881–1887) – former judge of the District Court of New South Wales; husband of Ethel Turner
 * The Hon. Garry Downes (1956–1960) – former Federal Court Judge, President Administrative Appeals Tribunal and former president Union Internationale des Avocats
 * His Honour Judge David Edwards (1889–91) – former judge of the District Court of New South Wales, NSW Electoral Commissioner and Royal Commissioner
 * The Hon. Roger Gyles (1950–1954) – former Federal Court Judge, Royal Commissioner Building Industry in New South Wales and former president NSW Bar Association and Australian Bar Association
 * The Hon. Justice Sir Percival Halse Rogers (1896–1901) – former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
 * His Honour Dr John Lincoln (1929–1934) – judge of the District Court of New South Wales
 * The Hon. Justice Edwin Lusher (1925–1931) – former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
 * The Hon. Justice Leycester Meares (1924–1926) – former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, chairman of the New South Wales Law Reform Commission
 * The Hon. Master William Parker (1883–1887) – former NSW Master in Equity and Lunacy
 * The Hon. Angus Talbot (1949–1953) – former judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
 * The Hon. Justice Richard White (1967–1972) – NSW Supreme Court Judge
 * The Hon. Horton Williams  (1947–1950) – former Supreme Court of South Australia Judge
 * The Hon. Justice George Wright (1934–1935) – former Supreme Court of Western Australia Judge

Other legal professionals

 * Arthur E. Abbott (1888–1894) – former senior Partner Garland, Seaborn, Abbott and President of the Law Society of New South Wales
 * Ian Barker (1948–1952) – former Solicitor-General of the Northern Territory, and former president New South Wales Bar Association
 * Percy Dawson (1881–1883) – founding partner of one of the firms that became Ashurst Australia
 * Stuart Fuller (1979–1984) – former global managing partner King & Wood Mallesons and Global Head of Legal Services, KPMG
 * Milton Love (1852–1924) – stipendary magistrate
 * Alan Loxton (1931–1933) – former senior partner Allen, Allen and Hemsley and President of the Law Society of New South Wales
 * Reginald Kerr Manning (1878–1882) – established and edited with George Rich The Bankruptcy and Company Law Cases of New South Wales.
 * John Nelson (1951–1953) – former partner Gadens and President of the Law Society of New South Wales
 * A.B. Shand (1880–1881) – Sydney barrister and Royal Commissioner
 * John J. Watling (1912–1918) – former partner Sly & Russell and President of the Law Society of New South Wales
 * David Wilson (1891–1896) – Sydney barrister, former owner of  and furniture maker

Medicine

 * Dr George Henry Abbott (1881–1884) – surgeon and former Fellow of the University of Sydney Senate
 * Dr Alan Colwell (1900–1910) – former president of the Australian College of Radiologists
 * Dr Stanley Devenish Meares (1921–1924) – former President Australian Council Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
 * Harry Critchley Hinder (1881–1883) – surgeon and former president of the NSW Branch of the British Medical Association
 * Sir Keith Jones (1924–1927) – surgeon and former president of the Australian Medical Association
 * Sir Herbert Maitland (1883–1887) – surgeon and early specialist in rhinoplasty
 * Sir William Morrow (1919–1921) – former president Royal Australasian College of Physicians
 * John Moulton (1949) – former Wallabies team doctor and surgeon
 * Dr Herbert Russell Nolan (1880–1885) – performed the first appendicectomy in Australia
 * Bob Norton (1933–1940) – former president of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons
 * Dr Hugh Pearson (1931–1936) – surgical urologist, instrumental in the foundation of the Australian Kidney Foundation
 * Professor Bill Pomroy (1965–1971) – Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at the Massey University
 * Dr Cecil Purser (1879–1881) – former chairman of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
 * Brian Sommerlad (1954–1958) – honorary consultant plastic surgeon, past president British Association of Plastic Surgeons and the Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland
 * Dr Frank Tidswell (1881–1884) – former Director New South Wales Government Bureau of Microbiology and Director of Pathology at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
 * Dr C. Savill Willis (1894) – former principal medical officer of the Education Department of NSW

Advertising

 * Chris Mort (1970–1975) – former chairman and CEO McCann Erickson Australia

Art and antiques

 * Peter Cook (1940–1942) – former proprietor Grafton Galleries, Double Bay, and presenter on ABC Television's For Love or Money.
 * Barry Stern (1948–1949) – former proprietor Barry Stern Galleries Paddington.

Banking and financial services

 * Sir Frederick Tout (1886–1890) – former Chairman of Bank of NSW

Business disability advocacy

 * Dr Mark Bagshaw (1971–1974) – disability reform advocate

Business investment

 * Bee Taechaubol (1987–1992) – private equity investor

Broadcasting and entertainment

 * Bruce Bond (1944–1946) – finance and business broadcaster
 * Peter Bush (1964–1970) – former chairman of Nine Entertainment
 * Reg Lane (1912–1914) – founded Macquarie Radio Network and former general manager of 2GB
 * David Leckie (1962–1968) – former CEO Nine Network and former managing director Seven Network
 * Garth Barraclough (1924–1928) – former chairman EMI

Building

 * Richard Crookes (1956–1961) – founded Richard Crookes Constructions in 1976
 * Ben Cottle (1974–1981) – founder and managing director of FDC Construction
 * John Cooper (1961–1967) – board member and general manager of Concrete Constructions
 * Phil Kearns (1979–1984) – Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of A.V. Jennings Limited
 * Alex Rigby (1929–1933) – past president of the Australian Institute of Building 1970–1972 and Director of Kell & Rigby 1952–1984

Computing

 * Ian Diery (1958–1967) – former Vice-president Apple Inc.

Farming and grazing

 * Deuchar Gordon (1882) – Manar,
 * Hugh Munro (1874–1878) – Keera,
 * Hunter White (1883–1885) –, Mudgee, New South Wales

Food and beverage production

 * Geoffrey H. Arnott (1918–1920) – former chairman Arnott's Biscuits
 * Halse Rogers Arnott (1891–1895) – medical practitioner and former chairman Arnott's Biscuits Holdings
 * Garth Barraclough (1924–1928) – former chairman Arnott's Biscuits Holdings
 * Peter Bush (1964–1970) – former CEO McDonald's Australia
 * Owen Howell-Price (1938–1944) – director and former chairman Dairy Farm South Asia and CEO Woolworths
 * David Johnson (1947–1950) – former CEO Campbell Soup Company
 * Bert Locke (1920–1925) – former chairman Tooheys

Horticulture

 * Myles Baldwin (1991–1996) – garden designer and horticulturist
 * Alf Ellison (1918–1920) – camellia breeder after whom the camellia japonica A.O. Ellison is named
 * Ben Swane (1941–1944) – former proprietor of Swane's Nurseries, Dural, and gardening presenter on 702 ABC Sydney

Insurance

 * Sir Cecil Hoskins (1903–1906) – former chairman of AMP
 * John Lawes (1916–1926) – former chairman of QBE Insurance
 * Jim Millner (1933–1937) – former president NRMA

Mining

 * Oliver Woodward (1903–1904) – former general manager and Director of North Broken Hill Mines

Property and real estate development

 * William Boyce Allen (1865–1867) – one of the first sworn valuers under the Real Property Act in New South Wales
 * Bert Locke (1920–1925) – former chairman, Lendlease
 * Jim Service (1945–1949) – former chairman, JG Service; former chairman, ACTEW; and former deputy chairman, Australand Property Group

Racehorse owners and breeders

 * Alf Ellison (1918–1920) – Star Kingdom, Baramul Stud
 * Hunter White (1883–1885) – Rogilla, Havilah Stud

Restaurateurs, chefs and sommeliers

 * Andrew Cibej (1982–1987) – chef and restaurateur, Vini, Berta and 121BC Cantina & Enoteca
 * Con Dedes – restaurateur Sydney Rowing Club, Abbotsford, and Kirribilli Club, Dedes on the Wharf, Deckhouse, Dedes at the Point, Flying Fish, Pyrmont, Flying Fish & Chips at The Star, Sydney
 * Ned Goodwin (1981–1987) – Master of Wine, sommelier, wine-writer and TV presenter
 * Neil Perry (1968–1973) – chef and restaurateur Rockpool, food-writer and TV presenter LifeStyle Food

Importing, wholesaling and retailing

 * Preston Lanchester Gowing (1891–1899) – former chairman Gowings
 * Percy Hardy (1882–1888) – former managing director Hardy Brothers
 * Walter Hardy (1877–1880) – former managing director Hardy Brothers
 * Edward Lloyd Jones (1885–1887) – former chairman David Jones
 * Jim Millner (1933–1937) – Former chairman, Washington H Soul Pattinson
 * Robert Millner (1959–1968) – chairman, Washington H Soul Pattinson
 * Arthur Shorter (1898–1900) – former managing director Shorters
 * Arthur H. Way (1879–1881) – former chairman of E. Way & Co. department store in Pitt Street in Sydney
 * Mervyn Winn (1920–1924) – former chairman of Winns department stores in Sydney and Newcastle

Telecommunications

 * Robert Millner (1959–1968) – chairman, TPG Telecom

Forests

 * Herbert Dadswell (1915–1920) – CSIRO chief of forest products
 * Edward Julius (1880–1883) – South Australian Conservator of Forests

Wool

 * Keith Chisholm (1930–1936) – woolbuyer
 * George Le Couteur (1931–1934) – woolbroker
 * Tom Mills (1919–1925) – woolbuyer
 * Sir Gordon Trollope (1898–1901) – woolbroker

Philanthropy

 * Douglas Burrows (1932–1934) – the Sydney Medical School Foundation's Douglas Burrows Chair of Paediatrics and Child Health was established in 1983 in his honour having been Chairman of the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children and a significant financial supporter
 * Elliston Campbell (1902–1908) – through a bequest funded the Adyar Library and Research Centre in Madras, India, and the Campbell Theosophical Research Library for the Theosophical Society, Sydney
 * Carlyle Greenwell (1897–1901) – endowed the Carlyle Greenwell Research Fund in Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Sydney
 * Edwin Cuthbert Hall (1886–1891) – endowed the Edwin Cuthbert Hall Chair of Middle Eastern Archaeology at the University of Sydney
 * Mervyn Horton (1930–1935) – $8 million of contemporary art Art Gallery of New South Wales via the Mervyn Horton Bequest
 * George Johnson (1913–1915) – $15 million George and Nerissa Johnson Bequest for the arts
 * Dr Colin Laverty (1949–1953) – benefactor of funds and art works to National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Biennale of Sydney and Gold Coast City Art Gallery
 * Colonel Thomas Millner (1897–1901) – benefactor of TG Millner Field, home ground of Eastwood Rugby Club
 * Dr Mitchell Notaras (1948–1952) – endowed the Mitchell J. Notaras Scholarship for Colorectal Medicine at the University of Sydney
 * The Hon Justice Leycester Meares (1924–1926) – benefactor of Kidsafe
 * Clive Ramaciotti (1894–1900) – together with his sister, endowed the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation for Biomedical Research
 * Robert Storr (1935–1936) – a banker who endowed, via a bequest, the Robert W. Storr Chair for Hepatic Medicine at the University of Sydney
 * Hunter White (1883–1885) – supported post-war repatriation with substantial gifts of land and the Church of England

Club presidents

 * Charles Challice (1927–1932) – chairman of the Cabbage Tree Club 1961–1962
 * The Hon. Justice Cecil Cook (1912–1920) – president of the University Club 1957–1960
 * Clive Curlewis (1884–1890) – former President of Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club
 * Alf Meares (1919–1920) – president of the Schools Club 1933–1935
 * Fred Meares (1898–1900) – president of Sydney Rowing Club1954–1964
 * Richard Eve (1895–1898) – president of the Schools Club 1943–1945
 * William Deuchar Gordon (1882–1884) – president of the Australian Club 1936–1939
 * The Hon. Justice Sir Percival Halse Rogers (1896–1901) – president of the University Club 1935–1945
 * Eric Sydney Kelynack (1893–1898) – founding President of the Schools Club 1926–1928
 * Alan Loxton (1931–1933) President of the Australian Club 1987 – 1990
 * Sir William Morrow (1919–1921) – president of the Australian Club 1972–1975
 * Tim Peken (1953–1957) – president of the University & Schools Club 1993–1996
 * Bill Picken (1958–1967) – chairman of the Sydney Turf Club 2008–2010
 * Doug Stewart (1910–1919) – president of the Schools Club 1937–1939
 * Stephen Ward (1951–1956) – president of the Ski Club of Australia 1980–1982

Sporting administrators

 * Andrew Jones (1978–1990) – former CEO of Racing Victoria and Cricket NSW

Athletics

 * Nigel Barker (1895–1901) – Olympic Games bronze medallist Athletics
 * Morgan McDonald (2008–2013) – 2017 World Championships in Athletics distance runner
 * Josh Ralph (2004–2009) – 2014 Commonwealth Games
 * Stephen Wilson (1984–1987) – Paralympic Games gold medallist Athletics

Australian Rules

 * Dane Rampe (2003–2008) – Sydney Swans player in the Australian Football League
 * Jack Hiscox (2007–2012) – Sydney Swans player in the Australian Football League

Badminton

 * Raymond Tam (1995–2004) – Badminton 2014 Commonwealth Games

Basketball

 * Nick Kay (2009–2010) – 2018 Commonwealth Games Basketball gold medalist
 * Ray Rosbrook (1915–1939) – former coach of the New South Wales Basketball Team

Boxing

 * Nikita Tszyu (2011-2015) – Light middleweight professional boxer
 * Tim Tszyu (2007–2012) – Light middleweight professional boxer and Australian National Boxing Federation's super middleweight champion.

Cricket

 * George Bayly (1874–1875) – New Zealand cricketer
 * Tim Caldwell (1927–1930) – former chairman Australian Cricket Board and NSW Sheffield Shield cricketer
 * James Cleeve (1881–1884) – former NSW Sheffield Shield cricketer
 * Edwin Evans (1865–1866) – former Australian Test cricketer
 * Sam Everett (1917–1918) – former NSW Sheffield Shield cricketer
 * Tom Garrett (1867–1872) – former Australian Test cricketer
 * Arthur Hoskings (1885–1886) Western Australian and North American representative cricketer CEO
 * Alan McGilvray (1923–1924) – ABC cricket commentator
 * Lawrence Neil-Smith (2012–2017) – Tasmanian cricketer
 * Johnny Taylor (1906–1915) – former dual international test cricketer and Wallaby

Equestrian

 * Phillip Dutton (1976–1979) – 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics equestrian dual gold medallist for Australia and 2016 Summer Olympics equestrian Bronze Medallist for USA.
 * Shane Rose (1978–1983) – 2008 Summer Olympics equestrian silver medallist and 2016 Summer Olympics equestrian bronze medallist

Fishing

 * Harry Andreas (1891–1895) – Big-game fisherman who pioneered the sport in New Zealand
 * Sir Herbert Maitland (1883–1887) – regarded as the father of big-game fishing in Australia

Golf

 * Prosper Ellis (1908–1912) – golf course architect and amateur scratch golfer

Ice Hockey

 * Arthur Cuthbertson (1900–1906) – represented NSW in the first two Goodall Cup finals

Judo

 * Warren Richards (1960–1966) – 1976 Summer Olympics judo

Rowing

 * Roy Barker (1894–1900) – 1912 Summer Olympics rowing
 * Vern Bowrey (1960–1965) – 1972 Summer Olympics rowing
 * Stuart Carter (1971–1976) – 1976 Summer Olympics rowing
 * James Chapman (1992–1997) – 2012 Summer Olympics rowing silver medalist
 * Tom Chessell (1929–1931) – 1952 Summer Olympics rowing bronze medallist
 * Howard Croker (1954–1956) – founder of Croker Oars
 * Sam Hardy (2003–2013) 2019 World Rowing Championships bronze medalist
 * Steve Handley (1969–1974) – 1980 Summer Olympics rowing
 * Rob Jahrling (1991–1992) – 2000 Summer Olympics rowing silver medallist
 * Judge Fred Kirkham (1945–1953) – 1956 Summer Olympics rowing bronze medallist
 * Matthew Long (1988–1993) – 2000 Summer Olympics rowing bronze medallist
 * Kim Mackney (1961–1966) – 1972 Summer Olympics rowing
 * Michael Morgan (1957–1964) – 1968 Summer Olympics rowing silver medallist
 * Geoff Stewart (1984–1991) – 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics dual rowing bronze medallist
 * James Stewart (1984–1991) – 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics dual rowing bronze medallist
 * Stephen Stewart (1985–1995) – 2004 Summer Olympics rowing bronze medallist
 * Richard Wearne (1981–1989) – World Rowing Championships silver and bronze medallist

Rugby Union

 * Allan Alaalatoa (2010–2011) – current Brumbies player
 * Eric Bardsley (1918–1923) – former Wallaby
 * Scott Bowen (1985–1990) – former Wallaby and Head Coach Eastern Suburbs Rugby Club
 * James Brown (1947–1951) – former Wallaby
 * Harry Bryant (1917–1923) former Wallaby
 * Adam Byrnes (1987–1999) – forner Russian Bears, former Melbourne Rebels, Queensland Reds member
 * Alan Cameron (1945–1948) – former Wallaby captain
 * John Carroll (1946–1949) – former Wallaby
 * James Cleeve (1881–1882) – inter-colonial rugby union player
 * John Cleeve (1881–1882)) – inter-colonial cricket player
 * Percy Colquhoun (1881–1885) – inter-colonial rugby union player
 * Dave Cowper (1923–1927) – former Wallaby captain, coach and chairman of selectors
 * Sydney Fallick (1882–1885) – inter-colonial rugby union player
 * Nick Farr-Jones (1974–1979) – former Rugby World Cup winning Wallaby captain
 * Vunipola Fifita (2012–2014) – current Brumbies player
 * Aub Hodgson (1924–29) – former Wallaby
 * Peter Jorgensen (1980–1986) – former Wallaby
 * Bruce Judd (1920–1924) – former Wallaby
 * Phil Kearns (1979–1984) – former Rugby World Cup winning Wallaby and captain
 * Bayley Kuenzle (2010–2016) – current Western Force player
 * John Lamb (1924–1925) – former Wallaby
 * Reg Lane (1912–1914) – claimed one international rugby cap for Australia as a Waratah
 * Nathan Lawson (2010–2016) – member of the men's rugby seven's squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
 * Dr Eden Love (1921–1927) – former Wallaby
 * Larry Newman (1909–1921) – former Wallaby
 * Graeme Macdougall (1953–1958) – former Wallaby
 * Stuart Macdougall (1955–1965) – former Wallaby
 * George Mackay (1919–1922) – claimed one international rugby cap for Australia as a Waratah
 * Bill McLaughlin (1929–1930) – former president of the Australian Rugby Union and Wallaby
 * Tepai Moeroa (2011–2013) – Parramatta Eels 2014–2019, Waratahs 2020–present.
 * James Egan Moulton Jnr (1882–1888) – played for NSW against the 1888 British Lions Team and against Queensland in inter–colonial games
 * Earle Page (1922–1927) – selected for Combined Australian Universities and as a reserve for NSW
 * Bryan Palmer (1915–1916) – former Wallaby coach and Waratahs player
 * Tom Perrin (1924–1927) – former Wallaby
 * Christian Poidevin (2005–2016) – current LA Giltinis player
 * Roy Prosser (1949–1959) – former Wallaby
 * David Pusey (1987–1996) – former Brumbies, Western Force and Munster Rugby player
 * Hugh Roach (1998–2010) – current Waratahs player
 * Alan Thorpe (1914–1915) – former Wallaby
 * William Tasker (1906–1911) – former Wallaby
 * Hugh Taylor (1906–1913) – former Wallaby
 * James Turner (2011–2016) — current Waratahs player
 * Lachlan Turner (2000–2005) – former Wallaby
 * John Williams (1953–1958) – former Wallaby

Rugby League

 * Brian James (1955–1960) – former Kangaroo
 * Oriel Kennerson (1937–1940) – former member of Newtown Jets
 * Joel Luani (2008–2010) – current member of Wests Tigers
 * Joey Lussick (2011–2013) – current member of Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
 * Taane Milne (2011–2013) – current member of St. George Illawarra Dragons
 * Tepai Moeroa (2011–2013) – Parramatta Eels 2014–2019, Waratahs 2020–present.
 * Cameron Murray (2010–2015) – current member of South Sydney Rabbitohs
 * Bailey Simonsson (2014–2016) – current member of Parramatta Eels
 * Toluta'u Koula (2015–2020) – current member of Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
 * Jesse McLean – current member of Penrith Panthers

Football

 * Chris Triantis (1999–2004) – current player Sydney Olympic FC
 * Jonathan Aspropotamitis (2009–2014) – current player Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sailing

 * Tony Fisher (1942) – 1973 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race line honours winning skipper
 * David Forbes (1943–1949) – 1972 Summer Olympics sailing gold medalist
 * Edward Psaltis (1973–1978) – 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race handicap winning skipper
 * David Witt (1984–1989) – ocean racer and Scallywag skipper
 * Garth Bickford (2014–2021) – 2023 Brisbane to Gladstone Race overall winner

Tennis

 * Ashley Campbell (1893–1898) – dual Australian Open men's doubles champion
 * Percy Colquhoun (1881–1885) – inter-colonial tennis player
 * Albert Curtis (1889–1892) – 1896 Queensland doubles champion 1897 NSW Singles Championship 1905 runner-up in the singles final of the inaugural Australasian Championships
 * Stanley Doust (1887–1895) – former Australia Davis Cup team captain and Wimbledon doubles finalist
 * Ernest Hicks (1891–1894) – player and manager of the 1913 Australia Davis Cup team
 * Thomas Hicks (1885–86) – player and administrator who managed Australasia's participation in early Davis Cup competitions

Triathlon

 * Greg Bennett (1984–1989) – world series champion 2002 and 2003, Australian National Champion 1998, 1999, 2000. Summer Olympics 2004 and 2008 triathlete

Water polo

 * James Clark (2003–2008) – 2012 Summer Olympics water polo
 * Anthony Hrysanthos (ON 2013) – 2020 Summer Olympics water polo

Actors, presenters and directors

 * Stuart Bocking (1981–1986) – 2UE night shift presenter
 * William Carter (1913–1918) – silent film actor who starred in Those Who Love (1926)
 * Arthur Dignam (1955–1956) – actor in The Devil's Playground and the original Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar
 * Eden Gaha (1981–1986) – television personality, producer and President of Shine America
 * Matt Holmes (1981–1993) – actor in Blue Heelers and Sea Patrol
 * John Kachoyan (1995–2000) – creative director at the MKA: Theatre of New Writing and Director in Residence, Bell Shakespeare
 * Alexander Lewis – musical theatre actor with New York's Metropolitan Opera and The Juilliard School
 * Ben Lewis – actor portraying the Phantom in the Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies
 * Charles Mesure (1982–1987) – actor in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess and Outrageous Fortune
 * Maurice Parker (1969–1979) – presenter in Simon Townsend's Wonder World and television producer
 * Jack Scott (ON 2012) – actor in the 2021 Network Seven series, RFDS
 * Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (1983–1991) – actor in Heartbreak High, Something in the Air and Sea Patrol
 * Andrew Tighe (1964–1973) – theatre director and actor for the Sydney Theatre Company
 * Sandy Winton (1983–1988) – actor playing Michael Williams in Neighbours
 * Darren Yap (1980–1985) – theatre director, actor and associate director for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Ceremonies

Visual artists

 * Leslie Board (1893–1896) – artist represented in the AGNSW and chief scenic designer of J.C. Williamson's
 * Simon Fieldhouse (1963) – artist
 * Rogey Foley (aka Ellis D Fogg) (1957–1959) – Lumino kinetic sculptor
 * Frank Hinder (1916–1918) – Blake Prize winning artist
 * Hal Holman OL (1932) – former senior artist for Papua New Guinea and designer of the National Crest
 * Mervyn Horton (1930–1935) – founding editor of Art in Australia
 * Greg Louden (2000–2006) – Academy Award-winning visual effects artist
 * Dave Morley (1982–1991) – AACTA Award winning visual effects artist
 * Simon Penny (1968–1973) – interactive media artist
 * Andrew Stark (1976–1981) – street photographer and author
 * Quinton Tidswell (1923–1924) — artist known for his architectural works on paper

Literature

 * Professor Leslie Allen (1894–1899) – former professor of English at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Chairman Literature Censorship Board and poet
 * John Gunn (1937) – winner of the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
 * Will Kostakis (1995–2006) – Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year
 * Leslie Alfred Redgrave (1899–1902) – novelist and non-fiction writer

Journalism and other writing

 * Malcolm Brown (1963–1964) – crime writer and former Sydney Morning Herald journalist
 * Peter Charley (1973–1974) – Walkley Award-winning executive producer for Al Jazeera North American investigative unit
 * Patrick Cook (1962–1967) – satirist, cartoonist and AFI Award winning screenwriter
 * W. Leslie Curnow (1882–1886) – journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and the London Times and Spiritualist
 * Graham Davis (1966–1971) – Walkley and Logie Award-winning investigative journalist
 * Barry Divola (1972–1977) – rock and roll journalist and Sydney Morning Herald columnist
 * Charles Brunsdon Fletcher – former editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
 * Benjamin Genocchio (1981–1986) – former Art critic for the New York Times
 * Greg Haddrick (1973–1978) – Logie and AWGIE Award-winning screenwriter, TV producer and creator of Underbelly
 * Peter Holder (1974–1982) – journalist and managing director of Daily Mail Australia
 * Christian Jantzen (1986–1995) – 2UE presenter
 * Greg Jennett (1985–1986) – ABC Television political correspondent and presenter of Capital Hill ABC News 24
 * Tony Jones (1970–1974) – Walkley Award-winning host of Lateline and Q & A on ABC TV
 * Christopher Lee (1962–1964) – AFI Award and AWGIE Award-winning screenwriter of Secret Life of Us
 * David McGonigal (1966–1967) – polar regions writer and photographer
 * Warwick Moss (1958–1965) – actor, television personality, and New South Wales Premier's Literary Award winning writer
 * Sydney Elliott Napier (1882–1885) – writer, poet & lawyer
 * Nick Olle (1990–1995) – journalist, producer Dateline on SBS TV '
 * Max Solling (1955–1959) – urban and sports historian
 * Frank Walker Snr (1934–1936) – journalist and author
 * Frank Walker Jnr (1967–1972) – author and journalist
 * Joel Werner (1983–1995) – ABC Radio National science journalist and radio producer/presenter
 * Mark Whittaker (1978–1983) – author and Walkley Award-winning journalist for The Australian

Musicians and composers

 * Keith Asboe (1945) – organist and composer
 * Matt Bruce (2002–2007) – violinist and concertmaster of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
 * Thomas Champion (2002–2007) – member of The Preatures
 * Tobias Cole (1976–1988) – countertenor
 * Duncan Gifford (1985–1990) – international award-winning concert pianist
 * David Hansen – countertenor
 * Graham Lowndes (1958–1961) – singer and songwriter of Mouthmusic and Survival's a Song.
 * Brett McKern (1981–1990) – organist and composer
 * Jack Moffitt (2002–2007) – member of The Preatures
 * James Olds (1998–2003) – bass-baritone
 * David Rumsey (1947–1955) – organist and composer
 * Alan Sandow (1964–1968) – Sherbet drummer
 * Stephen Rae (1972–1979) – AFI Award-winning film and TV musician and composer
 * Gary Shearston (1950–1955) – Australia's best selling folk singer
 * Lyndon Watts (1992–1993) – principal bassoonist at the Munich Philharmonic

Architects and engineers

 * Arthur Anderson (1881–1883) – founder and first president of the Federal Council of the Australian Institute of Architects
 * Ken Branch (1920–1925) – architect in partnership with David Gillespie
 * Andrew Benn (1988–1993) – 2014 Architecture Award NSW Australian Institute of Architects
 * Henry Budden (1886–1888) – Sir John Sulman Medal winning architect
 * Hedley Norman Carr (1921–1922) – Royal British Institute of Architects bronze medal-winning architect
 * Douglas Gardiner (1918–1922) – partner in Bates Smart & McCutcheon
 * Carlyle Greenwell (1897–1901) – partner in Kent Budden & Greenwell
 * William Hardwick (1873–1877) – former Principal Architect (Western Australia)
 * Eric Heath – architect of the former Plaza Theatre, Sydney
 * Edward Hewlett Hogben (1889–1891) – architect of Leuralla and the 1911 frontage of the Carrington Hotel, Katoomba
 * Archer Hoskings (1881–1883) – Sydney, London, Perth and Johannesburg based architect
 * Harry Jefferis (1883–1885) – Western Australian architect
 * Peter Kaad (1911–1914) – designer of the Rural Bank Building, Martin Place
 * Alan Nangle (1924–1926) – architect of the War Memorial Chapel at Trinity Grammar School Summer Hill
 * William Monks (1883–1885) – Southern NSW architect
 * Alex Popov (1958–1960) – Wilkinson Award and Robin Boyd Award winning Architect
 * Edwin Sautelle (1886–1892) – engineer who designed the suspension bridge at Parsley Bay and the stone gates at South Head General Cemetery
 * Colin Still (1950–1960) – Sir John Sulman Medal winning Architect
 * Lord Livingstone Ramsay (1882–1885) – active in the northern suburbs of Sydney and in the RAS and President of Hornsby Shire
 * Stanley Rickard (1899–1900) – Sydney and Los Angeles-based architect
 * Thomas Tidswell (1881–1886) – designer of the Lyne Park Harbour Baths, Rose Bay
 * Colonel Alfred Warden (1884–1887) – soldier, military engineer and architect
 * William Hardy Wilson (1893–1897) – architect, artist and author