Making Connections Day Term 2 Thursday 28th May 2026
Come along and join your colleagues for our Term 2 Making Connection Day, to be held at FMG Waikato Stadium.
Susan Hassall:
Susan Hassall was Headmaster of Hamilton Boys’ High School from 2000 to 2024, following her earlier career as an English teacher there. Susan has extensive experience in education, in the management of change in an organisation, and in the leadership of a successful school.
She has also been an Executive Member of the Association of Boys’ Schools since its inception in 2002, and has an abiding interest in, and involvement with, gifted education, having contributed to the Minister’s Advisory Group for many years.
In March 2016 Susan joined the University of Waikato Council, becoming Pro-Chancellor in 2017, and then Chancellor in July 2025. She is also a member of The University of Waikato Foundation.
Susan is also Chair of the Hospice Waikato Trust, returning to its Board after being its acting CEO for 10 months in 2024-2025.
In 2021 Susan became an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for her ‘Services to Education’.
Susan contributes to the wider community as a Justice of the Peace and as a Funeral celebrant.
