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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.
Australia
edit- Somerville House — Our God, Our Help in Ages Past
- The Glennie School — Now Thank We All Our God
- St Aloysius College — The Blue and Gold Forever[2]
Canada
edit- Bishop's College School — And did those feet in ancient time (Jerusalem) & Lennoxville Vivat Dicimus
- Cape Breton University — "Rise Again"
- Upper Canada College — Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven
England
edit- Barnard Castle School — "Jerusalem"
- Charterhouse School — "Carmen Carthusianum"
- Douai School — "Ad Multos Annos"
- Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School — "Jerusalem"
- Harrow School — "Forty Years On"
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford — "Jerusalem"
- Loughborough Grammar School — "Our Father, by Whose Servants"
- Millfield School — Jerusalem
- The London Oratory School — "Quam Bonum Est"
- Oundle School — "Carmen Undeliense"
- Reigate Grammar School — "To Be a Pilgrim"
- Sherborne School — The Carmen[3]
- Sir William Turner's Grammar School - "Gaudeamus igitur"
- Stamford High School — “Within these walls of grey”
- The Judd School — "Jerusalem"
- The Latymer School — "The Latymer School Song"[4]
- The Leys School — "Χαίρετε"[5]
- The Skinners' School — "The Leopard Song"
- Tonbridge School — "Of Him Who Dreamed of Founding"[6]
- William Hulme's Grammar School — "The Hulme Song" and "Jerusalem"
India
edit- Carmel Convent High School, Durgapur — Within Thy Hallowed Portals Carmel Dear
- Cathedral School, Lucknow — We'll Raise The Banner Of Our School, And See It Flying High
- Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram — Cheer Loyola's sons
- St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad — Scenes Of Our Childhood
- St. Paul's School, Darjeeling — The Alma mater
Japan
edit- Doshisha University — Doshisha College Song[7]
- Hokkaido University — Tokoshie no Sachi[8]
- Hosei University — Hosei University School Song[9]
- Kansai University — Kansai University Song[10]
- Keio University — Keio University College Song[11]
- Kwansei Gakuin University — Sora no Tsubasa[12]
- Meiji University — Meiji University School Song[13]
- Rikkyo University — Eikou no Rikkyo[14]
- Ritsumeikan University — Ritsumeikan University Song[15]
- Waseda University — Miyako no Seihoku[16]
New Zealand
edit- Auckland Grammar School — Per Angusta Ad Augusta set to the music of A Mighty Fortress is Our God
- Dilworth School — St Patrick's Breastplate
Pakistan
edit- Pakistan School Song — This poem (prayer) was sung as school song in almost all the Pakistani schools.
Scotland
edit- Royal High School — Vivas Schola Regia
- The High School of Glasgow — O Alma Mater Glorious
Sri Lanka
edit- Royal College, Colombo — "School of our Fathers"
- St. Anthony's College, Kandy — "Rally Round the Banners of the College"
United States
edit- College of William and Mary — "Our Alma Mater"
- Cornell University — "Far Above Cayuga's Waters"
- Columbia University — "Stand, Columbia"
- Harvard University — "Fair Harvard"
- Dartmouth College — "Dear Old Dartmouth"
- Ohio State University — "Carmen Ohio"
- Princeton University — "Old Nassau"
- Pennsylvania State University — "Penn State Alma Mater"
- Rutgers University — "On the Banks of the Old Raritan"
- San Jose State University — "San José State Alma Mater"
- Syracuse University — "Syracuse University Alma Mater"
- Texas A&M University — "Spirit of Aggieland"
- University of California, Los Angeles — "Hail to the Hills of Westwood"
- University of Florida — "We Are the Boys from Old Florida"
- University of Georgia — "Glory, Glory"
- University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign — "Illinois Loyalty", "Hail to the Orange"
- University of Iowa — "Alma Mater Iowa"
- University of Maine — "The Stein Song"
- University of Miami — "Alma Mater: Stand Forever"
- University of Michigan — "The Yellow and Blue"
- University of Minnesota — “The Minnesota Rouser”, “Hail! Minnesota”
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln — "Dear Old Nebraska U," "Hail Varsity"
- University of New Hampshire — "UNH Alma Mater"
- University of North Carolina — "Hark the Sound"
- University of North Dakota — "UND Alma Mater"
- University of Notre Dame — “Notre Dame, Our Mother”
- University of Texas at Austin — "The Eyes of Texas"
- University of Virginia — "The Good Old Song"
- University of Wisconsin — "Varsity (song)", "On, Wisconsin!"
- Yale University — "Bright College Years"
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Mainly used in the USA, from so many of these songs having alma mater as their incipit.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Carmen (the School song)". The Old Shirburnian Society. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ Morris, Joseph Acton (1975). A History of the Latymer School at Edmonton. The Latymer School.
- ^ "History". The Leys. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ^ MuseScore. "Tonbridge School Hymn". MuseScore.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ Doshisha College Song - 同志社のうた
- ^ 校歌・寮歌・応援歌 - 北海道大学応援団
- ^ School Song and Symbols - Hosei University
- ^ Emblem, School Color, and University Song | University Overview | About Kansai University
- ^ 塾歌・カレッジソング:[慶應義塾]
- ^ 関西学院の歌 | 学校法人関西学院
- ^ 明治大学校歌 | 明治大学
- ^ 校歌・応援歌 | 立教大学
- ^ 特集「立命館大学 校歌/RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY SONG」 |立命館大学
- ^ Alma Mater – Waseda University