committed during his time at Marist Brothers Eastwood in the 1960s. In Sydney District Court in 1995, aged 41, Phillip John Hardy was sentenced to 11 years' jail (with a minimum of seven years before parole) for sexual offences committed against a boy during an eight-year period, in 1978-1986, when the boy was aged from 8 to 16. During the time of the offences, Hardy was teaching at Marist Brothers College, Eastwood, Sydney, where he was in charge of "religious studies". Alumni As a school registered within the New South Wales Education Standards Authority, Marist College Eastwood has gradually improved its HSC result rankings over the last decade, and received a historically high ranking of 95th in the 2021 HSC. As of the 2022 HSC, the school is now 143rd in the state. The majority of graduating students enter tertiary enrolment to a university, with the local Macquarie University accounting for the majority of pupil output. Upon a student leaving the college, they are invited to part-take in the school's Old Boys Association, whom actively meet in reunions and committee hearings or gatherings to discuss manners pertaining to the wider school community. To date, over 6000 boys have been educated by the college. Warren Boland – former rugby league player Western Suburbs Magpies and Balmain Tigers Lloyd Brodrick – Australian Ambassador to Poland Victor Dominello – politician and current New South Wales state member for the Electoral district of Ryde Philip Esler (HSC 1970) – lawyer, academic administrator and academic; tenured as the Portland Chair in New Testament Studies at the University of Gloucestershire Emmanuel Fakiye – represented Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's Triple Jump John Filan – former Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Coventry City and Sydney FC football player and goalkeeping coach Dave Gilbert – former Australian cricketer and CEO of NSW cricket association Richard Gill – former conductor, music educator, and advocate for the music education of children (1941-2018) Nick Lah (former staff member) – Northern Suburbs Rugby Club player Jordan Lane – current City of Ryde Mayo and Liberal Candidate for the State seat of Ryde Peter Lonard – former Australian professional golfer Spencer Martin – former Australian Racing Driver Terence Mullane – Consul General of Morocco to Australia and Pacific States Paul Newton – artist and Archibald Prize winner Rory O'Donoghue – Australian actor and musician (1948-2017) Mark O'Neill – former rugby league