Ben Skeen
Headmaster
Ben joined St Paul's as Headmaster in May 2021 from Auckland Grammar School.
Educated at St Peter's College in Auckland, Ben graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in HR and Economics and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in NZ History with a minor in Political Studies along with a graduate diploma in teaching from the University of Auckland.
He held a variety of leadership and management positions at Auckland Grammar including Associate Headmaster, Associate Dean, Dean, Assistant Boarding Housemaster and Master in Charge of Student Leadership Programmes. He was awarded a Woolf Fisher Fellowship for excellence in education and leadership.
In 2009, he initiated and led a flagship programme - a month-long biennial service programme for Auckland Grammar students. He was a teacher of history and social studies, master in charge of rugby for five years, assistant coach of Auckland Grammar first XV rugby team and then coached the first XV for eight seasons. He has also been the junior coach of the distance running squad.
Outside of work, Ben was contracted to NZ Rugby’s high performance match official squad where for 12 of his 15 years with the squad he provided refereeing services to World Rugby. After officiating 70 test matches and travelling the world numerous times, Ben retired from refereeing at the end of 2019.
Ben is married to Hayley, who is a primary school teacher, and they have two daughters Grace and Zara, and son Harrison.
Contact:
Tel: +64 7 957 8899 ext 8830
Email: headmaster@stpauls.school.nz