Pupils during the school's brief existence included two future prime ministers, William McMahon and Harold Holt.

[2] The Sydney Mail reported in 1920 that Abbotsholme had buildings and equipment worth £30,000 and grounds of 12 acres (4.9 ha) bounded by Greengate Rd and The Pacific Highway (then Gordon Road).

[3] It was promoted as an open air school, and advertisements often claimed that its students had one of the lowest rates of illness in the state.

[2] The Daily Telegraph reported that his death was likely to endanger the scholarship schemes he had established, as there were no specific provisions in his will for their continuance.

[9][10] The school's WWI Roll of Honour board is displayed at St John's Anglican Church, Gordon.