Mahamaya Girls’ College is a public girls' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Located in the centre of Kandy, overlooking the Kandy Lake, the school is named after Queen Mahamaya, the mother of Prince Siddhartha, the Buddha. History Mahamaya Girl’s College Kandy was founded in 1932 by the Sadhachara Kulangana Samithiya led by Lady Sarah Soysa and Chitravo Ratwatte. The first classroom was in the West Cliffe Bungalow which was bought from Anagarika Dharmapala together with of land adjoining the property which belonged to Arthur Fernando. National leaders like Anagarika Dharmapala, D. B. Jayatilaka, P. de S. Kularatne, G. P. Malalasekera and C. W. W. Kannangara contributed to the college. Chronology of notable events 14 January 1932 - Mahamaya Girls' College was founded under the name "Buddhist Girls' College" with sixteen registered students. 1938 - renamed as Mahamaya Girls' College. December 1960 - Mahamaya was taken over for State Administration. 1982 - Mahamaya received the National School status. 1990 - auditorium was completed. 2000 - swimming pool was completed. Principals Hilda Kularathne (1932-1933) A. Bangaru (1933-1937) (acting) B. I. Ratwatte (neé Rogers) (1937-1949) C. Nanayakkara / S. Wijesundara (1949-1951) (acting) Soma Gunawardene (1951-1972) Lalitha Fernando (1972-1980) Dorathi Perera (1980-1981) N. K. Pilapitiya (1981-1990) M. Subasinghe (1990-1995) R. W. I. K. Rathnayake (1995-2000) W. M. B. Wijesinghe (2000-2005) I. Withanaarachchi (2005-2017) Himali Senadheera (2018-2020) (acting) Lalitha Egodawela (2020) Dulani Samarakoon (2020-2021) (acting) Shashikala Senadheera (2021-present) College today There are around 4500 students, 185 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Therevada Buddhism is an integral part of the school's education system, as it is in all Sri Lankan Buddhist public schools. Students are divided among four houses. The housing system is primarily used for sporting events and house debates. Education Mahamaya Girls' College is divided into a primary section and a secondary school section. The primary school which consists of grades 1 through 5 is located near the secondary school. The primary school looks over the Kandy Lake. The secondary school consists of grades 6 through 13. Each grade has seven classes, and each class consists of around forty students. The school has facilities for science, commerce, mathematics, languages and biology A/L schemes. It produces nationally high-ranking students, evidenced by the all-island positions received by students who sit for the national Ordinary Level and Advanced Level examinations. It has been ranked in the top three over the years among all the girls' schools