Seethadevi Girls’ College was established on the 18th of January 1980 as a primary educational institution for girls at the Pushparama temple situated in Mulgampola in the Kandy district. The school was opened by the governor of the North Central Province, Mr. E.L. Senanayaka. After few years Mr. E.L. Senanayaka donated his official residence as a school building. In the beginning, the school was open to 18 students on the superior mission of presenting environmentally sensitive daughters to the nation by developing the seven virtues of wisdom in them. In the year 2018, the school had around 2400 students. Also, had a staff of 122 and a non-academic staff of 8. Throughout its journey, Seethadevi Girls' College has proudly built its reputation as a well-known girls’ college famous for both academics and extra-curricular activities such as sports and aesthetics.
Today, the school is named as one of the foremost academies in the Central Province where students currently study the National Education Curriculum of the Education Ministry in both Sinhala and English mediums. Education in the primary, secondary levels are carried out in mathematics, science, arts, languages and commerce sectors with the distinguished vision of empowering the nation’s daughters to "perfection through collectiveness" along with the noble and righteous mission of "endowing daughters who are sensitive to the environment by developing the seven virtues of wisdom in them.