ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɛɹˌɑːɹ sˈɛvɹəl skˈuːlz, ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪn ðɪs pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd, ðæt hæv ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ðə nˈeɪm mˈælɪjˌeɪdvə, nˈʌn hæv lˈɪŋks tə mˈælɪjˌeɪdvə kˈɑːlɪdʒ ˈʌðɚ ðɐn ðə mˈælɪjˌeɪdvə bˈælɪkə vˈɪdɪˌæleɪə, wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks fɹʌmðə pɹˈiːviəsli mˈɪkst mˈælɪjˌeɪdvə kˈɑːlɪdʒ æz ɐn ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən fɔːɹ ɡˈɜːlz.
Although there are several schools, especially in this part of the island, that have adopted the name Maliyadeva, none have links to Maliyadeva College other than the Maliyadeva Balika Vidyalaya, which was separated in 1946 from the previously mixed Maliyadeva College as an institution for girls.