A school song, alma mater,[1] school hymn or school anthem is the patronal song of a school. In England, this tradition is particularly strong in public schools and grammar schools.

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  • Pakistan School Song – This poem (prayer) was sung as school song in almost all the Pakistani schools.

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  1. ^ Mainly used in the USA, from so many of these songs having alma mater as their incipit.
  2. ^ "The blue and gold forever [music] / words and music by A. Hahn - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. ^ "The Carmen (the School song)". The Old Shirburnian Society. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  4. ^ MuseScore. "Tonbridge School Hymn". MuseScore.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.