When CHIT adopted CCH, we funded post-school education for school leavers able to secure places in  vocational training in nursing and engineering trades, and college studies potentially leading on to polytechnic or university. At the time, all the schooling was in the local language Telugu, and it was increasingly evident that this restricted the opportunities available to the young people. So in 2007 S Rajasekhara Babu began a major project to convert the EBHS from Telugu to English Medium. Starting with years 1-3, and as they progressed through the school, the school would recruit a new English capable teacher each year, while working with existing teachers to improve their English. In 2015, the first children took their year 10 external exams (like GCSEs) in English, and in December 2018 the school was recognised by the state as an English Medium secondary school (years 6-10).

Initially, local families were uncertain about this and numbers of children fell. However, as the school's reputation grew, numbers of local children have recovered, encouraged, undoubtedly, by the exceptional kindergarten facilities. In 2018, the school introduced a very modest fee for local children, which was ramped up in 2019. Still well below that of other local EM schools, the fee increases have been well received.

With an ambition to achieve self-sufficiency, it remains the objective to increase local numbers. The quality improvements necessary are expensive, and we have been delighted to see US based charity Friends of Children's Village undertake to lead their funding.

Over the years we have seen some young people struggling to adjust to college life without the focus encouraged in the children's homes. A solution appears to be on the horizon, for C&NA to launch its own junior college (for years 11 and 12), where students will more gradually adjust to life beyond the homes, avoiding the cost of paying external college providers, and offering a new income stream in India. The college is due to open, again, heavily supported by FCV, in June 2020. We are currently waiting to see how this will be affected by CV-19.