Located in the heart of City of Kandy overlooking Kandy Lake, Mahamaya Girls’ College is one of Sri Lanka's Buddhist girl schools.

Location

This school is in the . Mahamaya P School is situated Mahamaya College near the of Tooth Relic in Kandy.

History

Mahamaya Girls' School celebrated its 78th anniversary in January 2009. Mahamaya Girls' College, Kandy was founded on 14th of January 1932. Mrs. Hilda Kularatne was the first Principal.

Sadachara Bauddha Kulangana Samithiya in Kandy built up funds to establish the Buddhist Girls' English School in Kandy. National leaders like Anagarika Dharmapala, D.B. Jayatilaka, P. de S. Kularatna, G.P. Malalasekare and C.W.W. Kannangare also contributed to the college.

Students are divided among four houses.

The principal is Mrs. I. Withanachchi, there are three vice principals. There are 185 female teachers and 15 male teachers. The school has facilities for science, commerce, mathematics and biology A/L schemes.