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.