In her absence the duty would fall to the senior prefect.

Senior Prefects play more of a managerial role in their duties.

Since 1898, the Senior Prefect has been the captain of the school.

Many other countries instead elect a president or captain of the student government or senior prefect.

However to be captain the student must be an elected senior prefect for that year.

Of these only a handful are appointed as Senior Prefects.

This body is led in turn by the school captains, the vice-captains and the senior prefects.

A lapel badge of this design is worn by senior prefects.

Oluwole was the first senior prefect of the school.

Henry was sent to Groton, where he was senior prefect.