The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) is the organization that rules and regulates school athletics in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Based out of Columbia, the SCHSL serves over 330,000 students at 220 high schools and 200 junior high schools.2022-23 Introduction. South Carolina High School League. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
History In 1913, the Inter-High School Athletic and Oratorical Association was founded by delegates from various high schools and the University of South Carolina. By 1920, the organization had expanded its membership and activities to the point where reorganization was necessary. In 1921, a new constitution was adopted and the name was officially changed to the South Carolina High School League. The SCHSL experienced a boom in membership from 1921–1930, going from 30 schools to 121 schools. The constitution was rewritten in 1933 and again 1948 to accommodate further growth. The SCHSL joined the National Federation of State High School Associations in 1948. Ever since 1954, the SCHSL has had 100% of the public schools in the state as members. In 1970 the South Carolina Secondary School Activities Association merged with the league.
Competition
SCHSL sanctions competition in the following sports: baseball, basketball, competitive cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling.
Classifications The SCHSL has five classes of competition, dependent on the size of a school's student enrollment:
AAAAA (5A) AAAA (4A) AAA (3A) AA (2A) A (1A)
Class 5A was formed in the 2016–2017 school year and is the largest classification in the SCHSL. Realignment for SCHSL member schools occurs every two years.
Member Schools Listed below are the member schools of the SCHSL, grouped by their classification and region for the 2026–2028 period: AAAAA (5A) +Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5Region 6ByrnesBoiling SpringsChapinBlythewoodAshley RidgeBerkeleyEastsideDormanDutch ForkGray CollegiateFort DorchesterCane BayHillcrestFort MillLexingtonRidge ViewJames IslandCarolina ForestJ.L. MannNorthwesternRiver BluffSpring ValleyR.B. StallGoose CreekMauldinRock HillWhite KnollSumterStratfordSocasteeWoodmontSpartanburgSummervilleWandoWest Ashley
AAAA (4A) +Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5Region 6Region 7EasleyGaffneyCatawba RidgeA.C. FloraAikenBeaufortConwayFountain InnGreenvilleCloverDreherFox CreekBlufftonMyrtle BeachGreenwoodGreerIndian LandLancasterIrmoColleton CountyNorth Myrtle BeachLaurensRiversideLake WylieLugoff-ElginMidland ValleyHilton Head IslandSouth FlorenceT.L. HannaTravelers RestLegion CollegiateRichland NortheastNorth AugustaLucy BeckhamSt. JamesWestsideWade HamptonNation FordWestwoodSouth AikenMay RiverWest FlorenceSouth PointeWilsonYork
AAA (3A) +Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5Region 6BereaBelton-Honea PathBlue RidgeAirportBishop EnglandAtlantic CollegiateDanielEmeraldBroomeBrookland-CayceGeorgetownAynorPickensLegacy Early CollegeChapmanCamdenHanahanCrestwoodSenecaPalmettoChrist Church EpiscopalGilbertNorth CharlestonDarlingtonSouthsidePowdersvilleUnion CountyLower RichlandOceanside CollegiateHartsvilleWalhallaWrenSwanseaLakewoodLoris
AA (2A) +Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5Region 6Brashier MCChesneeAndrew JacksonAmerican LeadershipAcademic MagnetDillonCarolinaClintonChesterHorse CreekBattery CreekEast ClarendonCrescentGreer MCColumbiaOrangeburg-WilkinsonBridges PrepLake CityGREEN Upstate CharterHigh PointKeenanPelionLake MarionManningGreenville Tech CharterLandrumMid-CarolinaSaludaPhillip SimmonsMarlboro CountyLibertyMountain View PrepNewberrySilver BluffTimberlandWaccamawPendletonSouthside ChristianYork PrepartoryStrom ThurmondWoodlandSt. Joseph's CatholicWoodruff
A (1A) +Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5Region 6Region 7Region 8Region 9Region 10AbbevilleBatesburg-LeesvilleBlacksburgBarnwellCentralBamberg-EhrhardtAllendale-FairfaxBaptist HillAndrewsCoastalCalhoun FallsC.A. JohnsonBufordBlackville-HildaCherawBethune-BowmanHampton CountyBurkeCarvers BayGreen Sea FloydsDixieClear Dot CharterFairfield-CentralCalhoun CountyChesterfieldBranchvilleHardeevilleCharleston CharterHannah PamplicoLake ViewMcCormickEau ClaireGreat FallsHunter-Kinard-TylerGovernor's School (GSSM)Denmark-OlarPolaris TechCrossHemingwayLattaNinety-SixRidge Springs-MonettaLewisvilleNorthLamarEdistoRidgelandLowcountry LeadershipJohnsonvilleMarionSC School for Deaf & BlindWhitmireMidlands StemWagener-SalleyLee CentralScott's BranchRoyal Live OaksMilitary MagnetKingstreeMullinsThornwellRiverwalkWilliston-ElkoMcBeeWhale BranchPalmetto ScholarsVirtus AcademyWare ShoalsNorth CentralSt. Johns
References
External links Official site