3.1 Headed by Mr J C Swart (Principal), Miss S Thiart (Deputy Principal: Academic) and Mr G Van Zyl (Deputy Principal: Technical), the school is located on the corner of Lansdowne and Laurier Road in Claremont, Cape Town. Batavia is one of the largest and most established Schools of Skills in the Western Cape and boasts a learner complement of 730 learners, with a waiting list of over 200 learners.