5. School fees are R 125.00 per month over 10 months. Batavia does receive a subsidy from the Western Cape Education Department on a semester basis. Parents are able to apply for a partial or full subsidy for the school fees. Transfer payments from the budget are made in terms of the set norms and standards. The Department determines these formulas for transfers. The school funds its own feeding scheme and supplies all learners with bread, fresh fruit and nutritional shakes - much of these are donations from businesses in the immediate surrounds.