Prefects and School Colours
La Martinière for Boys: The Principal and staff select six boys from each house in Class XII as school prefects, making 24 prefects in each year. One of these six boys is selected as the House Captain, making four House Captains. Prefects wear a "double bar" tie, with two stripes instead of the standard one.
"Colours" are awarded every year to students who have represented the school in school activities. Recipients of boys school colours wear a "triple bar" tie in Class XII and in girls school the blazer crest is silver. Colours are awarded at the discretion of the master-in-charge of a particular activity. The school has introduced the Major and Minor colour system, which recognizes different levels of contribution towards a sport. Colours are limited to 3 or 4 a batch.
La Martinière for Girls: There are two sets of prefects in girls school, the junior prefects ( who are students of class 10 ) and senior prefects ( who are students of class 12 ). The prefects are elected by the students of their own batch. The captain for the four houses are decided mainly by the teacher in charge of the house and the previous captains and vice captains. However to be captain the student must be an elected senior prefect for that year. The decision is based on other factors as well such as discipline, responsibility and contribution to the house. The four vice captains are selected by the same process however they may or may not be senior prefects.
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