Homebush Boys High School
Homebush Boys High School, founded in 1936, is a public high school for boys. It is in Homebush, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Formerly a selective high school, in 2006 Homebush Boys was regarded as one of the academically best-performing comprehensive schools, and has, in the past, been ranked above selective schools on the Higher School Certificate results.
The school has an enrolment of approximately 1208 students.
Notable alumni
Entrepreneurial
- John Symond AM – Businessman; chief executive "Aussie Home Loans",
Science and education
- Lionel Gilbert OAM – author and historian specializing in natural, applied, and local history.
- Stephen Leeder – Medical scientist; Former dean of Medicine at the University of Sydney
- Geoffrey Vaughan – Emeritus professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Monash University formerly Australian Rugby Union representative player
Entertainment and the arts
- Neil Armfield – Film and theatre director
- Paul Furniss – Jazz musician
- Alex Hood – Renowned entertainer, writer, actor and folk singer.
Politics and law
- John Coates – Lawyer and businessman; president of the Australian Olympic Committee, member of the International Olympic Committee
- Bob Debus – Former NSW attorney-general and environment minister; Former federal home-affairs minister
- Jim Lloyd – former federal government minister
Sport
- Rodney Blake – Rugby union player for Australia and Queensland Reds
- Jonah Bolden – basketball player
- Tim Brasher – Former Balmain Tigers NSWRL Player
- Gordon Bray – Sports commentator, journalist and writer.
- Tony Ford – Rugby league fullback with Western Suburbs DRLFC
- Bob Howe – tennis player who won five doubles Grand Slam and four mixed doubles Grand Slam titles.
- Phillip Hughes – NSW and Australian cricketer.
- Mitchell Starc – NSW and Australian cricketer
- Arthur Summons – Rugby union and rugby league player; international representative in both codes and former captain Western Suburbs DRLFC and Australian rugby league teams
- Don Talbot – Swimming coach
- Peter Vassella – Olympian, sprinter
- Saxon White – former rugby union international.
- Jonah Bolden – Professional NBA basketball player
Notable former staff
- Dave Anderson – Australian Olympic oarsman in 1952 and 1956. Rowed King's Cup 1950, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57; Henley 1952; New Zealand 1951; and was in winning coxed-fours crew at Empire Games, 1954
- Darrel Chapman – Representative rugby league player, team captain of South Sydney between 1961 and 1964, subsequently lectured in sports sciences at Southern Cross University taught physical education 1963.
- Vincent Durick – Maths teacher; MLA for Lakemba, 1964–84, deceased 1996.
- Peter Philpott – English/history teacher; New South Wales and Australian cricketer