 The motto Virile Agitur of the fictitious North Shore Sydney  school attended by the films characters, is the actual motto of  Knox Grammar School, also located on Sydneys North Shore. Former  students of Knox Grammar include actors Adam Garcia (qv),  Hugh Jackman (qv), Andrew Johnston (VII) (qv),  Reg Livermore (qv), Hugo Weaving (qv), writer  Stuart Beattie (I) (qv) and radio host John Laws (qv).