Hugh Jackman and his former classmates are 'sad , angry and disappointed ' at the testimony of their former headmaster at the prestigious Sydney high school Knox Grammar at an inquiry into child sex abuse at the school . Dr Ian Paterson , the school 's headmaster from 1969 to 1998 , gave evidence at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse on Tuesday and Wednesday , today admitting to impeding a police investigation into allegations of paedophilia from teachers . Jackman was among many who live-streamed Dr Paterson 's testimony in New York on Tuesday morning Australian time , exchanging emails with around eight of his former classmates at the exclusive school , according to best friend Grill Team radio presenter Gus Worland . Scroll down for video . Best mates : Hugh Jackman , right , and Gus Worland , left , are among many Knox Grammar School Old Boys who are watching on with interest as the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse continues in Sydney . Dr Ian Paterson , pictured here on Tuesday , has provided more than a day-and-a-half of evidence to the Royal Commission , which is examining sex abuse at Knox Grammar School . Dr Paterson was headmaster of the school from 1969 to 1998 . Hugh Jackman ( pictured front , second from left ) and best friend Gus Worland ( second from right ) attended Knox Grammar School . 'He 's as absolutely gobsmacked as everyone that what we thought ( about the school ) was very different , ' said Worland . 'He and another friend were watching it on the live stream and the rest of us were watching when we can . ' 'We wake up this morning to a whole heap of emails from all our mates and it 's just sad . 'And the overwhelming feeling and emotion is one of just absolute anger , disappointment , sadness for everyone involved . ' Worland and Jackman dealt with Dr Paterson in their roles as a former senior prefect and school captain . The pair attended the Knox Preparatory and Senior Schools from 1978 to 1986 . Worland told Daily Mail Australia last week they were keenly anticipating the evidence from Dr Paterson , who they respected and feared at school . Dr Ian Paterson on Wednesday admitted hindering a police investigation into abuse allegations in 1996 . Prestigious : Knox Grammar School , on the city 's north shore , raised some of the prominent men in Australian society . Dr Paterson was widely known by the nickname 'The Snake ' because of his 'autocratic style ' while he was at the school . 'He was the power in the land , ' Old Boy Peter FitzSimons told Daily Mail Australia outside the hearing on Tuesday . 'He was the Parliament and the King . ' But Mr FitzSimons said that while Dr Paterson appeared to be 'running a tight ship ' to his unaware students , many were unaware of the 'carnage below the decks ' . 'There 's no excuse for his inaction to help those children and to get those paedophiles out of that school , ' Worland said today . 'It makes us old boys extremely angry to think that a man who shaped a lot of our lives the stuff we thought we were basing us on was a lie . 'He put the school 's reputation and what people thought of the school ahead of looking after those kids who were being abused . 'There 's no excuse for that . ' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Hugh Jackman and best mate Gus Worland are among the many former Knox students keeping up to date with Knox Grammar child abuse inquiry . The pair were 'sad , angry and disappointed ' by headmaster Dr Ian Paterson 's testimony at commission in Wednesday . Dr Paterson apologised to his former students for what occurred under his leadership at the school . While providing evidence on recent days , Dr Paterson accepted he hindered a police investigation into child sex abuse .