•
Michael Durack ("M.P.") and
John Durack (J.W.),
circa 1877–1881, sons of Irish immigrants who had fled the
Great Famine to become one of Australia's most significant pioneer grazing families, opening up the Kimberley, WA. Their stories are told in the books by Dame
Mary Durack,
Kings in Grass Castles and its sequel,
Sons in the Saddle. • Right Reverend Joseph Dwyer –
circa 1881–1885, Bishop of Wagga Wagga 1918–1939 though other sources claim he instead attended
St. Stanislaus College. •
Patrick Hartigan – 1892–1897, priest and poet, whose poems were collected in a book, and later filmed, under the title of
Around the Boree Log, published under the pseudonym John O'Brien •
Jack Tully –
circa 1897–1902, Australian parliamentarian, Member for Goulburn in the NSW Parliament, 1925–1932 and 1935–1946 and Secretary of Lands 1930–1932 and 1941–1946. •
Joseph Lamaro –
circa 1907–1911, Attorney General of NSW 1931–1932 •
Billy Sheahan –
circa 1907–1911, Attorney General of NSW 1953–1956 •
James Dwyer McGee -
circa 1915–1922, physicist, one of the main inventors of the
television camera at
EMI in West London, around 1932 •
Reg Downing –
circa 1916–1918, Attorney General of NSW 1956–1965 •
Laurie Tully –
circa 1929–1933 Australian parliamentarian, Member for Goulburn in the NSW Parliament, 1946–1965 succeeding his father in the seat. •
Bill O'Reilly –
circa 1929–1930 Australian Test Cricketer, 1932–1946 and sports journalist. •
Alan Reid –
circa 1929–1930 political journalist and author, who coined the Australian political term "
faceless men". •
John Ryan –
circa 1936–1941, diplomat and Director-General of the
Australian Secret Intelligence Service. •
Bruce Devlin –
circa 1949–1953, golfer •
John Hannaford –
circa 1962–1966, Attorney General of NSW 1992–1995 •
Terry Casey – 1963–1964, Rugby Union International – Wallaby (fullback) •
Simon Poidevin – 1971–1976, Rugby Union International – Wallaby (breakaway) •
Neale Daniher – 1973–1976, Essendon VFL footballer, and later coach of the Melbourne Demons. == Notable staff ==