text: The principal of a private boys school in Sydney has sent an email to parents and former students to inform them of child sex abuse allegations dating back 35 years. Newington College in Stanmore in Sydney's inner west is the latest prestigious private school to be hit by historic child sex abuse allegations. Headmaster David Mulford notified parents and students of the allegations in an email sent out on Monday ahead of a pending court case, Fairfax Media reports. Newington College in Sydney's inner west notified parents and students of child sex abuse allegations dating back 35 years in an email sent out on Monday ahead of a pending court case . He said the case referred to alleged incidents from more than 35 years ago and asked anyone with grievances to come forward. Headmaster David Mulford notified parents and students of the allegations in an email sent out on Monday ahead of a pending court case . 'I regret to inform you that a matter is to come before the courts involving alleged offences at Newington from more than 35 years ago,' Dr Mulford wrote. 'The sad cases about child sexual abuse and the poor institutional responses at the time have received considerable press coverage," the headmaster added. Dr Mulford, who has been been headmaster since 2009, spoke of the royal commission set up to look at institutional failures and child sex abuse but made it clear the school had not been called to give evidence. 'Sadly, many institutions with a long history, including Newington, have past incidents that require investigation and effective follow up,' he wrote. 'The commission's activities will no doubt, and justifiably, encourage those abused to come forward if they haven't already done so.' 'All of us have been appalled at the revelations coming from the Royal Commission sessions across the country. We feel deeply for the victims of such abuse.' He said Newington College would fully co-operate with police over the allegations. St Ignatius' College Riverview, located on Sydney’s north shore, has been responsible for the education of several high profile Australians including Prime Minister Tony Abbott . The principal of St Ignatius' College Riverview, Paul Hine, sent a letter to its old boys last month informing them that a former student had made allegations of 'child sexual abuse over 30 years ago'. It comes after the principal of St Ignatius' College Riverview, Paul Hine, sent a letter to its old boys last month informing them a former student had made allegations of 'child sexual abuse over 30 years ago' The prestigious school, located on Sydney’s North Shore, has been responsible for the education of several high profile Australians including Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce and the Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher. The letter, penned by Principal Paul Hine, gave no details of the allegations except that it concerned child sexual abuse and that it happened more than 30 years ago. It's not the first time abuse allegations have surfaced at St Ignatius' College Riverview. Previously, it was alleged that former teacher and pupil Peter Bohrsmann had sexually abused a student during his time at Riverview. The 57-year-old categorically denied the allegations, which were made to police anonymously, before taking his own life two days later on school grounds. Police have made no links between the current allegations and any past complaints. Meanwhile, Knox Grammar was recently in the spotlight at the child abuse royal commission, which heard evidence about sexual abuse at the school during in the 1970s and '80s. Hearings will resume on Tuesday. The prestigious school, located on Sydney’s north shore, has been responsible for the education of several high profile Australians including Prime Minister Tony Abbott .
target: Newington College notified parents and former students of child sex abuse allegations in an email on Monday .
  The elite school is latest to be hit by child sex abuse allegations .
  Headmaster David Mulford wrote that allegations dating back 35 years were to come before the courts .
  St Ignatius' College Riverview notified its old boys last month that former student had sex abuse allegations .