The prefects’ body of Mfantsipim School is made up of school and house prefect. School prefects will be responsible for the area of designation throughout the school whiles house prefects will be responsible for their respective dormitories. Below are the typical responsibilities but not an exhaustive list of the various designations in the school.

The Head Boy
The head boy is the head of the prefect body and the mouthpiece of students to the administration and staff. He is the president of the school Council. The head boy serves as the primary communication instrument between staff and students. The position of the head boy is not one that is voted for, but it is based on nomination from a short list of possible candidates by staff members and then a vetting will be held before the decision is made. The head boy will normally exhibit the qualities of a strong academician, humility, ability to exerciser power with tact and represent the student body adequately.

The Assistant Head Prefects
(Domestic and Academic)
The head prefects will normally be assisted to do his work with a close relationship with the 2 assistants. One assistant will be purposely responsible for issues in the dormitory area (domestic) while the other will be responsible for issue in the classroom area (Academic).

The Protocol Prefect
The protocol prefect handles the responsibility of co-ordinating all internal and external activities of clubs and societies in the school. He will be responsible for ensuring that the right permissions and adequate preparation for any activities organised by any club are done in a proper and acceptable way. The protocol prefect is also the secretary to the School Council. The protocol prefect post is the only school prefects post which is elected by voting by the school council. However, winning the vote does not necessarily mean the final decision has been taken, staff members will still have to take the final decision on who become the next protocol prefects.

The following designations will normally be covered by two prefects unless the council in consultation believe that there is a need to increase the numbers in order to be able to cope with the increasing number of students.

Grounds Prefect
The ground prefects are responsible for general hygiene and cleanliness on campus. They are responsible for making arrangements with senior boys on duty to ensure that all “picking” and “sweeping” arrangements to be carried out by students are properly arranged. The grounds prefects are also to ensure that Saturday morning inspections are carried out regularly and marks awarded appropriately for every house. Marks awarded during inspections are compiled and collated in a league table to compete for the cleanest dormitory in the course of every term.  

House Prefects
House prefects are generally responsible for maintaining good boys behaviour, ensuring strict adherence to school rules, maintaining good sanitation and the good running of their designated dormitories.