The Council of Abbotsleigh consists of the following members:
President | The Very Reverend Kanishka Raffel Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of New South Wales |
Chair | Ms L Ellis |
Treasurer | Mr R Dring |
Council Members | Rev Dr A Barraclough Rev Dr R Chilton Mrs J Cochrane Dr C Janssen Dr J Lim Ms B Matthews Ms B McGuinness Mrs J Robinson Ms M Southwick Ms M Vanzella Mr J Ward |
Our School motto
Tempus celerius radio fugit – time flies faster than a weaver’s shuttle
Our motto represents the rich tapestry that is Abbotsleigh:
The ‘warp’ (the lengthwise threads) represents our strong foundations: our Christian faith, our moral purpose and our strong values and culture.
The ‘weft’ represents the woven pattern created by the weaver’s flying shuttle where the beautiful tapestry of Abbotsleigh’s rich and complex history continues to grow: day by day, month by month, year by year.
The motto was given to the School by Miss Marian Clarke, whose family’s crest was a weaver’s shuttle and whose family’s motto was: ‘Time flies faster than a weaver’s shuttle.’