South Carolina High School League

South Carolina High School League
Abbreviation	SCHSL
Formation	1913
Type	Volunteer; NPO
Legal status	Association
Purpose	Athletic/Educational
Headquarters	121 Westpark Blvd.; Columbia, SC 29210
Region served	South Carolina
Membership	420 schools
President	Jason Warren
Affiliations	National Federation of State High School Associations
Staff	12
Website	schsl.org

The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) is the organization that rules and regulates school athletics in the state of South Carolina. Based out of Columbia, the SCHSL serves over 330,000 students at 220 high schools and 200 junior high schools.^[1]

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.^[1]

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.

The SCHSL operates five classes of competition dependent on the size of a school's student enrollment:

AAAAA (quin-A or 5A)
AAAA (quad-A or 4A)
AAA (triple-A or 3A)
AA (double-A or 2A)
A (one-A or 1A)

Realignment for schools occurs every two years.

Member Schools

AAAAA (5A)^[2]

Class 5A began in 2016 and for the 2020–2022 period, includes the following schools:^[3]


Region 1	Region 2	Region 3	Region 4	Region 5	Region 6	Region 7
Hillcrest	Brynes	Blythewood	Chapin	Carolina Forest	Berkeley	Ashley Ridge
JL Mann	Boiling Springs	Clover	Dutch Fork	Conway	Cane Bay	Fort Dorchester
Mauldin	Dorman	Fort Mill	Lexington	Socastee	Goose Creek	Stall
TL Hanna	Gaffney	Nation Ford	River Bluff	St. James	Stratford	Summerville
Woodmont	Spartanburg	Rock Hill	White Knoll	Sumter	Wando	West Ashley
		Spring Valley

AAAA (4A)^[4]


Region 1	Region 2	Region 3	Region 4	Region 5	Region 6	Region 7
Berea	Eastside	Catabwa Ridge	Aiken	AC Flora	Hartsville	Bluffton
Easley	Greer	Indian Land	Airport	Irmo	Myrtle Beach	Colleton County
Greenville	Laurens	Lancaster	Midland Valley	Lugoff-Elgin	North Myrtle Beach	Hilton Head Island
Greenwood	Riverside	Northwestern	North Agusta	Richland Northeast	South Florence	James Island
Pickens	Wade Hampton	South Pointe	South Aiken	Ridge View	West Florence	Lucy Beckham
Westside		York		Westwood	Wilson	May River

AAA (3A)^[5]


Region 1	Region 2	Region 3	Region 4	Region 5	Region 6	Region 7	Region 8
Crescent	Belton-Honea Path	Blue Ridge	Chester	Brookland-Cayce	Camden	Aynor	Battery Creek
Daniel	Fountain Inn	Broome	Clinton	Dreher	Crestwood	Dillon	Beaufort
Pendleton	Palmetto	Carolina	Emerald	Gilbert	Darlington	Georgetown	Hanahan
Seneca	Powdersville	Chapman	Union County	Lower Richland	Lake City	Loris	North Charleson
Walhalla	Southside	Travelers Rest	Woodruff	Orangeburg-Wilkinson	Lakewood	Manning	Philip Simmons
West-Oak	Wren			Swansea	Marlboro County	Waccamaw

References

^ ^a ^b 2022-23 Introduction. South Carolina High School League. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
^ "AAAAA". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "2021 Composite Football Schedule". South Carolina High School League. August 13, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
^ "AAAA". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "AAA". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved 2024-07-10.