Gravesend Grammar School - Head Boy Team and Prefects

Head Boy Team and Prefects

Each year, a Head Boy and a team of five deputies are elected from the Lower Sixth (Year 12). Several weeks before the Easter Holiday, any student wishing to stand for either position must submit a manifesto to the Head of Year. Hustings are then held, in which the candidates put forward their ideas and reasons for wishing to be elected. The Year 12 group and staff vote then for their choices for Head Boy and Deputies. The candidates with the most votes then have an interview with the Headteacher, and the successful candidates are announced just before the term ends. As the School now has a mixed sixth form the team is also mixed.

There are a large number of prefects in the school, ranging from subject prefects to pastoral ones in charge of areas of the school such as the Library or the Canteen. There is a dedicated team of about fifteen students to ensure appropriate use of ICT facilities at break and lunchtimes. All members of the Prefect and Head Boy teams are issued a blue, shield shaped badge with their position engraved on it.