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Is that big name academy NP by chance?

Well, what I would do, if you can find the images, is make a screen cap and have them as your "online tears". Don't list the buyers as clients on your resume, but do show that your work was considered good enough for someone to buy/use. It just may lead you to something very useful or lucrative. Of course, if you don't want to be associated with said company, then just have the screen cap for your own personal collection (having it may come in handy).

In fact, I'd non-chalantly talk to the photog as if it's no big deal. "Hey, so I saw some of our images have been sold as stock. Know who bought them?" See if he will guide you to them. I wouldn't let on that you are peeved or that you might do something with the information later. Decide what you're going to do next if he's cooperative. You could choose to let it go, now that you have your screen caps. If you hear from that photog again about test shooting, point blank ask about stock, and tell him that you have to charge if this is being sold. If there is no agreement about getting paid, I'd start warning people you know who are likely to work with him.

However, if any of the models don't know that the images they posed for were sold and are being used, they will want to, especially if they were agency models. If they didn't get paid, the agents will want to know. So think about this one carefully.

Unfortunately, since you agreed to a TF* many photogs won't look out for you if the images are sold later. This is why I think TF* agreements are a good idea, but getting someone to sign one can be a battle that is not worth it.

For the school using your image, it's certainly not the first time that a school has used stock photos. But, if you see someone asking for a review, or there is something like Yelp in Australia (is Yelp there too?), you could post a review stating that at least one image they are using is not real, so students beware that the instructors may not be this good, which means what they get out of the school may not be this good.

I play dirty, others don't. On the other hand, if the photos were sold to companies I really wouldn't have minded working for directly, I might just be happy with the screen caps and see how well I could milk them. I also would never work with the photog again, unless I was being well paid.