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{{Short description|High school athletic organization}}
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{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
|name = Georgia High School Association
| name = Georgia High School Association
| logo = Georgia High School Association Logo.png
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|map = Map of USA highlighting Georgia.png
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|abbreviation = GHSA
| abbreviation = GHSA
|motto =
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|formation = 1904
| formation = 1904
|extinction =
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|type =
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|status = 501(c)(3) association (1986)
| status = 501(c)(3) association (1986)
|purpose = Athletics, educational
| purpose = Athletics, educational
|headquarters = 151 S. Bethel St.<br>[[Thomaston, GA]] 30286
| headquarters = 151 S. Bethel St.<br>[[Thomaston, GA]] 30286
|location =
| location =
|region_served = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| region_served = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
|membership = 463 high schools (2019–2020)
| membership = 457 high schools (2022–2023)
|language = [[English language|English]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
|leader_title = Executive director
| leader_title = Executive director
|leader_name = Gary Phillips|main_organ =
| leader_name = Gary Phillips
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|parent_organization =
| parent_organization =
|affiliations = [[National Federation of State High School Associations]]
| affiliations = [[National Federation of State High School Associations]]
|num_staff = 13
| num_staff = 13
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|website = [http://www.ghsa.net/ ghsa.net]
| website = [http://www.ghsa.net/ ghsa.net]
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| merger = Georgia Interscholastic Association
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The '''Georgia High School Association''' ('''GHSA''') is an organization that governs athletics and activities for member high schools in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia, USA]]. GHSA is a member of the [[National Federation of State High School Associations]]. The association has 463 public and private high schools as members. GHSA organizes all sports and academic competitions as well as overseeing registration, training, and approves local area sports officials associations to administer regional athletics and activities per member schools.
The '''Georgia High School Association''' ('''GHSA''') is an organization that governs athletics and activities for member high schools in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia, USA]]. GHSA is a member of the [[National Federation of State High School Associations]]. The association has 463 public and private high schools as members. GHSA organizes all sports and academic competitions as well as overseeing registration, training, and approves local area sports officials associations to administer regional athletics and activities per member schools.
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Membership to the GHSA is voluntary and open to every high school in the state of Georgia, although participating private schools must have at least 150 students in their high school.<ref>GHSA Constitution and By-Laws for 2015-2016</ref> Many private schools that do not enter the GHSA compete in the interscholastic organization of the [[Georgia Independent School Association]] (GISA). Member schools of the GHSA make most decisions by appointing region representatives who vote on proposals in the GHSA Executive Committee. Individual decisions by regions are made by the schools in the region on such issues as region tiebreakers and hosting of region tournaments. Members are divided into seven classes by size and then further divided into regions based on geographic locations.
Membership to the GHSA is voluntary and open to every high school in the state of Georgia, although participating private schools must have at least 150 students in their high school.<ref>GHSA Constitution and By-Laws for 2015-2016</ref> Many private schools that do not enter the GHSA compete in the interscholastic organization of the [[Georgia Independent School Association]] (GISA). Member schools of the GHSA make most decisions by appointing region representatives who vote on proposals in the GHSA Executive Committee. Individual decisions by regions are made by the schools in the region on such issues as region tiebreakers and hosting of region tournaments. Members are divided into seven classes by size and then further divided into regions based on geographic locations.


==History==
== Classification - Regions ==

At least one prior organisation was integrated into the GHSA. The [[Georgia Interscholastic Association]] (GIA) was a school sports league in Georgia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ghsbp.com/gia/general.html#:~:text=The%20Georgia%20Interscholastic%20Association%20was,existed%20all%20over%20the%20state | title=GIA Heritage: General Information }}</ref> It was integrated into the GHSA in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghsa.net/giachamps|title=GIA Champions &#124; GHSA.net|website=www.ghsa.net}}</ref>

The Big 7 Conference included large high schools for African American students in Georgia. The GIA was an expansion of this league that came include county high schools around the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moultrieobserver.com/sports/local_sports/documentary-on-georgia-interscholastic-association-will-air-monday-on-gpb/article_b8e9d102-e9e3-11ec-8b63-4fe92f080662.html|title=Documentary on Georgia Interscholastic Association will air Monday on GPB|website=Moultrie Observer|date=11 June 2022 }}</ref>

''[[As If We Were Ghosts]]'' is a documentary film made about the GIA and its athletes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/as-if-we-were-ghosts-set-to-premiere-gia-documentary-to-air-twice-on-gpb/article_483635ec-eb26-11ec-bf00-d77372e6ae88.amp.html|title='As If We Were Ghosts' set to premiere: GIA documentary to air twice on GPB &#124; News &#124; valdostadailytimes.com|website=www.valdostadailytimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiftongazette.com/sports/gia-s-ghosts-brought-to-life-in-documentary/article_d1258866-ef46-11ec-84b8-27f2fb03002c.html|title=GIA's 'Ghosts' brought to life in documentary|first=Becky|last=Taylor|website=The Tifton Gazette|date=18 June 2022 }}</ref>

== Classifications – Regions ==

{{cn span|The GHSA currently{{when?|date=September 2024}} has six classes, AAAAAA, AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA, and A, (called "6A", 5A", "4A", "3A", "2A", and "1A") based on the schools' student population. Each class has eight regions, numbered 1 through 8, based on the geographic location of the schools involved. Region 1 of each class is usually the southernmost region, with the region numbers generally increasing as one moves north. Regions realign every two years. Regions generally have ten schools, but can range from 4 to 16 teams.|date=September 2024}}


Class 5A was created for the 2000-2001 school year.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ghsa.net/sites/default/files/documents/Constitution/GHSA_CBL_1999-2000.pdf | title=1999-2000 By-Laws | website=Georgia High School Association | access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ghsa.net/sites/default/files/documents/Constitution/GHSA_CBL_2000-2001.pdf | title=2000-2001 By-Laws | website=Georgia High School Association | access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref> {{cn span|Class 6A was created for the 2012–2013 school year and Class 7A for the 2016–2017 school year to accommodate growth in local schools.|date=September 2024}}
The GHSA currently has seven classes, AAAAAAA, AAAAAA, AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA, and A, (called "7A","6A", 5A", "4A", "3A", "2A", and "1A" respectively) based on the schools' student population. Each class has eight regions, numbered 1 through 8, based on the geographic location of the schools involved. Region 1 of each class is usually the southernmost region, with the region numbers generally increasing as one moves north. Regions realign every two years. Regions generally have ten schools, but can range from 4 to 16 teams.


{{cn span|In late 2023, GHSA announced that they would be doing away with the "7A" classification for the 2024-2026 cycle. They have yet to state whether or not this will be a permanent change.|date=September 2024}}
Class 6A was created for the 2012–2013 school year and Class 7A for the 2016–2017 school year to accommodate growth in local schools.


==Competitions==
==Competitions==


===Athletics===
===Athletics===
Boys athletics governed by the GHSA are: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, riflery (co-ed), soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling. Girls athletics programs overseen by the GHSA include basketball, competition cheerleading (co-ed & non co-ed), cross country, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, riflery, fast pitch softball, slow pitch softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball.
Boys athletics governed by the GHSA are: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, riflery (co-ed), soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling. Girls athletics programs overseen by the GHSA include basketball, competition cheerleading (co-ed & non co-ed), cross country, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, riflery, fast pitch softball, slow pitch softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling.


===Other===
===Other===
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The GHSA has also added Esports as an event.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ghsa.net/esports | title=Esports | website=Georgia High School Association | access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref>
The GHSA has also added Esports as an event.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ghsa.net/esports | title=Esports | website=Georgia High School Association | access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref>


==School region alignments==
==List of schools==
For the 2020&ndash;2021 season, GHSA has 469 member schools.<ref name="ghsa-2020-21">{{cite web |title=2020-2021 Region Alignments |url=https://www.ghsa.net/2020-2021-region-alignments |website=Georgia High School Association |accessdate=24 April 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227003754/https://www.ghsa.net/2020-2021-region-alignments |archivedate=27 December 2019 |url-status=live |date=2019}}</ref>
For the 2024&ndash;2025 season, GHSA has 457 member schools.<ref name="ghsa-2020-21">{{cite web |title=2024-2025 Region Alignments |url=https://www.ghsa.net/2024-2025-region-alignments |website=Georgia High School Association |access-date=11 June 2024}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
=== Class AAAAAAA ===
|+List by class and region
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%"
!Class
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!Count
|-
|-
|6A
! colspan=4 | Class AAAAAAA (45 schools)
| {{plainlist|1=
|- valign=top
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 1
|-
| class=plainlist |
* [[Camden County High School (Georgia)|Camden County]]
* [[Camden County High School (Georgia)|Camden County]]
* [[Colquitt County High School|Colquitt County]]
* [[Colquitt County High School|Colquitt County]]
* [[Lowndes High School|Lowndes]]
* [[Lowndes High School|Lowndes]]
* [[Richmond Hill High School (Georgia)|Richmond Hill]]
* [[Tift County High School|Tift County]]
* [[Tift County High School|Tift County]]
* [[Valdosta High School|Valdosta]]
|}
}}
|
| {{plainlist|1=
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
*[[Carrollton High School (Carrollton, Georgia)|Carrollton]]
|-
* [[Chapel Hill High School (Douglasville, Georgia)|Chapel Hill]]
! Region 2
* [[Douglas County High School (Douglasville, Georgia)|Douglas County]]
|-
| class=plainlist |
* [[Campbell High School (Smyrna, Georgia)|Campbell]]
* [[East Coweta High School|East Coweta]]
* [[East Coweta High School|East Coweta]]
* [[Westlake High School (Georgia)|Westlake]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Campbell High School (Smyrna, Georgia)|Campbell]]
* [[Harrison High School (Georgia)|Harrison]]
* [[Hillgrove High School|Hillgrove]]
* [[McEachern High School|McEachern]]
* [[McEachern High School|McEachern]]
* [[Newnan High School|Newnan]]
* [[Osborne High School (Georgia)|Osborne]]
* [[Paulding County High School|Paulding County]]
* [[Pebblebrook High School|Pebblebrook]]
* [[Pebblebrook High School|Pebblebrook]]
* [[South Cobb High School|South Cobb]]
|}
}}
|
| {{plainlist|1=
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
*[[Archer High School|Archer]]
|-
* [[Grayson High School|Grayson]]
! Region 3
* [[Grovetown High School|Grovetown]]
|-
* [[Heritage High School (Conyers, Georgia)|Heritage, Conyers]]
| class=plainlist |
* [[Harrison, Georgia|Harrison]]
* [[Newton High School (Georgia)|Newton]]
* [[Hillgrove High School|Hillgrove]]
* [[Rockdale County High School|Rockdale County]]
* [[South Gwinnett High School|South Gwinnett]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Cherokee High School (Georgia)|Cherokee]]
* [[Etowah High School (Georgia)|Etowah]]
* [[Marietta High School (Georgia)|Marietta]]
* [[Marietta High School (Georgia)|Marietta]]
* [[North Cobb]]
* [[North Cobb High School|North Cobb]]
* [[North Paulding]]
* [[North Paulding High School|North Paulding]]
* [[George Walton Comprehensive High School|Walton]]
* [[George Walton Comprehensive High School|Walton]]
* [[Wheeler High School (Georgia)|Wheeler]]
|}
}}
|
| {{plainlist|1=
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
*[[Alpharetta High School|Alpharetta]]
|-
* [[Denmark High School (Georgia)|Denmark]]
! Region 4
* [[Forsyth Central High School|Forsyth Central]]
|-
* Innovation Academy
| class=plainlist |
* [[Brookwood High School (Snellville, Georgia)|Brookwood]]
* [[Grayson, Georgia|Grayson]]
* [[Newton High School (Georgia)|Newton]]
* [[Parkview High School (Georgia)|Parkview]]
* [[South Gwinnett]]
|}
|- valign=top
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 5
|-
| class=plainlist |
* [[Alpharetta]]
* [[Cherokee]]
* [[Etowah High School (Georgia)|Etowah]]
* [[Milton High School (Georgia)|Milton]]
* [[Roswell, Georgia|Roswell]]
* [[Woodstock]]
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 6
|-
| class=plainlist |
* [[Denmark]]
* [[Forsyth Central]]
* [[Gainesville, Georgia|Gainesville]]
* [[Lambert High School|Lambert]]
* [[Lambert High School|Lambert]]
* [[North Forsyth]]
* [[North Atlanta High School|North Atlanta]]
* [[South Forsyth]]
* [[North Forsyth High School (Georgia)|North Forsyth]]
* [[West Forsyth]]
* [[South Forsyth High School|South Forsyth]]
* [[West Forsyth High School (Georgia)|West Forsyth]]
|}
}}
|
| {{plainlist|1=
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
*[[Berkmar High School|Berkmar]]
|-
* [[Brookwood High School (Georgia)|Brookwood]]
! Region 7
|-
| class=plainlist |
* [[Archer High School|Archer]]
* [[Berkmar High School|Berkmar]]
* [[Discovery High School (Georgia)|Discovery]]
* [[Duluth High School|Duluth]]
* [[Duluth High School|Duluth]]
* [[Dunwoody]]
* [[Meadowcreek High School|Meadowcreek]]
* [[Meadowcreek High School|Meadowcreek]]
* [[Norcross High School|Norcross]]
* [[Norcross High School|Norcross]]
* [[North Gwinnett High School|North Gwinnett]]
|}
* [[Parkview High School (Georgia)|Parkview]]
|
* [[Peachtree Ridge High School|Peachtree Ridge]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
}}
|-
| {{plainlist|1=
! Region 8
*[[Buford High School (Georgia)|Buford]]
|-
* [[Central Gwinnett High School|Central Gwinnett]]
| class=plainlist |
* [[Collins Hill]]
* [[Collins Hill High School|Collins Hill]]
* [[Dacula High School|Dacula]]
* [[Discovery High School (Georgia)|Discovery]]
* [[Mill Creek High School|Mill Creek]]
* [[Mill Creek High School|Mill Creek]]
* [[Mountain View High School (Georgia)|Mountain View]]
* [[Mountain View High School (Georgia)|Mountain View]]
}}
* [[North Gwinnett]]
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* [[Peachtree Ridge]]
|}
|}

=== Class AAAAAA ===
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%"
|-
! colspan=4 | Class AAAAAA (56 schools)
|- valign=top
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 1
|-
| class=plainlist |
* [[Houston County High School (Georgia)|Houston County]]
* [[Lee County High School (Leesburg, Georgia)|Lee County]]
* [[Northside High School (Warner Robins, Georgia)|Northside, Warner Robins]]
* [[Valdosta High School|Valdosta]]
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 2
|-
|-
|5A
| class=plainlist |
| {{plainlist|1=
* [[Bradwell Institute]]
*[[Bradwell Institute]]
* [[Brunswick High School (Georgia)|Brunswick]]
* [[Brunswick High School (Georgia)|Brunswick]]
* [[Effingham County High School|Effingham County]]
* [[Effingham County High School|Effingham County]]
* [[Evans High School (Georgia)|Evans]]
* [[Glynn Academy]]
* [[Glynn Academy]]
* [[Richmond Hill High School (Georgia)|Richmond Hill]]
* [[South Effingham]]
* [[Statesboro]]
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 3
|-
| class=plainlist |
* [[Alcovy High School|Alcovy]]
* [[Evans High School (Georgia)|Evans]]
* [[Grovetown High School|Grovetown]]
* [[Heritage High School (Conyers, Georgia)|Heritage, Conyers]]
* [[Lakeside High School (Evans, Georgia)|Lakeside, Evans]]
* [[Lakeside High School (Evans, Georgia)|Lakeside, Evans]]
* [[South Effingham High School|South Effingham]]
* [[Rockdale County]]
* [[Statesboro High School|Statesboro]]
|}
}}
|
| {{plainlist|1=
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
*[[Coffee High School (Georgia)|Coffee]]
|-
* [[Houston County High School (Georgia)|Houston County]]
! Region 4
* [[Lee County High School (Georgia)|Lee County]]
|-
* [[Northside High School (Warner Robins, Georgia)|Northside, Warner Robins]]
| class=plainlist |
* [[Thomas County Central High School|Thomas County Central]]
* [[Veterans High School|Veterans]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Banneker High School (Georgia)|Banneker]]
* [[Dutchtown High School (Georgia)|Dutchtown]]
* [[Langston Hughes High School|Hughes]]
* [[Langston Hughes High School|Hughes]]
* [[Lovejoy High School (Georgia)|Lovejoy]]
* [[Lakeside, DeKalb]]
* [[McIntosh High School|McIntosh]]
* [[Lovejoy]]
* [[Morrow (disambiguation)|Morrow]]
* [[Morrow High School (Georgia)|Morrow]]
* [[North Atlanta High School|North Atlanta]]
* [[Newnan High School|Newnan]]
* [[Tucker, Georgia|Tucker]]
* [[Northgate High School (Newnan, Georgia)|Northgate]]
}}
* [[Morrow (disambiguation)|Westlake]]
| {{plainlist|1=
|}
*[[Arabia Mountain High School|Arabia Mountain]]
|- valign=top
* [[Chamblee Charter High School|Chamblee]]
|
* [[Decatur High School (Georgia)|Decatur]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* [[Dunwoody High School|Dunwoody]]
|-
* [[Lakeside High School (DeKalb County, Georgia)|Lakeside, DeKalb]]
! Region 5
* [[Shiloh High School (Georgia)|Shiloh]]
|-
* [[Tri-Cities High School|Tri-Cities]]
| class=plainlist |
* [[Alexander]]
* [[Woodward Academy]]
}}
* [[Carrollton, Georgia|Carrollton]]
| {{plainlist|1=
* [[Dalton High School (Georgia)|Dalton]]
*[[Robert S. Alexander High School|Alexander]]
* [[Douglas County, Georgia|Douglas County]]
* [[East Paulding]]
* [[East Paulding High School|East Paulding]]
* [[Kennesaw Mountain High School|Kennesaw Mountain]]
* [[Paulding County, Georgia|Paulding County]]
* [[Lithia Springs High School|Lithia Springs]]
* [[Rome]]
* [[New Manchester High School|New Manchester]]
* [[South Paulding]]
* [[Rome High School|Rome]]
|}
* [[South Paulding High School|South Paulding]]
|
* [[Villa Rica High School|Villa Rica]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
}}
|-
| {{plainlist|1=
! Region 6
*[[Creekview High School (Canton, Georgia)|Creekview]]
|-
* [[Lassiter High School|Lassiter]]
| class=plainlist |
* [[Alan C. Pope High School|Pope]]

* [[River Ridge High School (Woodstock, Georgia)|River Ridge]]
* Allatoona
* [[Riverwood International Charter School|Riverwood]]
* Kell
* [[Sequoyah High School (Georgia)|Sequoyah]]
* Kennesaw Mountain
* [[Sprayberry High School|Sprayberry]]
* Lassiter
* [[Woodstock High School (Georgia)|Woodstock]]
* Osborne
}}
* Pope
| {{plainlist|1=
* South Cobb
*[[Chattahoochee High School|Chattahoochee]]
* Sprayberry
* [[Gainesville High School (Georgia)|Gainesville]]
* Wheeler
* [[Johns Creek High School|Johns Creek]]
|}
* [[Lanier High School (Sugar Hill, Georgia)|Lanier]]
|
* [[Milton High School (Georgia)|Milton]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* [[Roswell High School (Georgia)|Roswell]]
|-
* [[Seckinger High School|Seckinger]]
! Region 7
}}
|-
| class=plainlist |
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Alcovy High School|Alcovy]]
* Cambridge
* [[Apalachee High School|Apalachee]]
* Centennial
* [[Clarke Central High School|Clarke Central]]
* Chattahoochee
* Creekview
* Johns Creek
* River Ridge
* Riverwood
* Sequoyah
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 8
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Buford
* Central Gwinnett
* Dacula
* Habersham Central
* Habersham Central
* [[Jackson County Comprehensive High School|Jackson County]]
* Lanier
* [[Loganville High School|Loganville]]
* Shiloh
* Winder-Barrow
* [[Winder-Barrow High School|Winder-Barrow]]
|}
}}
|}
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=== Class AAAAA ===
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%"
|-
|-
|4A
! colspan=4 | Class AAAAA (59 schools)
| {{plainlist|1=
|- valign=top
*[[Benedictine Military School|Benedictine]]
|
* [[New Hampstead High School|New Hampstead]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* [[Perry High School (Georgia)|Perry]]
|-
* [[Ware County High School|Ware County]]
! Region 1
* [[Warner Robins High School|Warner Robins]]
|-
* [[Wayne County High School (Georgia)|Wayne County]]
| class=plainlist |
}}
* Coffee
| {{plainlist|1=
* Veterans
*[[Eagle's Landing High School|Eagle's Landing]]
* Ware County
* [[Eagle's Landing Christian Academy|Eagle's Landing Christian]]
* Warner Robins
* [[Hampton High School (Georgia)|Hampton]]
* Wayne County
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 2
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Griffin
* Harris County
* McIntosh
* Northgate
* Northside, Columbus
* Starr's Mill
* Whitewater
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 3
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Banneker
* Creekside
* Drew
* Forest Park
* Jonesboro
* Mundy's Mill
* Tri-Cities
* Woodward Academy
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 4
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Dutchtown
* Eagle's Landing
* Jones County
* Jones County
* Locust Grove
* Locust Grove
* Ola
* Stockbridge
* Union Grove
* Woodland, Stockbridge
|}
|- valign=top
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 5
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Chamblee
* Clarkston
* Cross Keys
* Decatur
* Lithonia
* M. L. King
* Northview
* Southwest DeKalb
* St. Pius X
* Stone Mountain
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 6
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Chapel Hill
* Grady
* Jackson, Atlanta
* Lithia Springs
* New Manchester
* North Springs
* Villa Rica
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 7
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Blessed Trinity
* Calhoun
* Cartersville
* Cass
* Hiram
* Woodland, Cartersville
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 8
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Apalachee
* Clarke Central
* Eastside
* Greenbrier
* Jackson County
* Johnson, Gainesville
* Loganville
* Walnut Grove
|}
|}

=== Class AAAA ===
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%"
|-
! colspan=4 | Class AAAA (54 schools)
|- valign=top
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 1
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Bainbridge
* Cairo
* Dougherty
* Monroe
* Thomas County Central
* Westover
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 2
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Carver, Columbus
* Columbus
* Hardaway
* Jordan
* Kendrick
* LaGrange
* Shaw
* Spencer
* Troup County
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 3
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Benedictine
* Islands
* Jenkins
* New Hampstead
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 4
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Baldwin
* Howard
* Perry
* Rutland
* Spalding
* West Laurens
* Westside, Macon
|}
|- valign=top
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 5
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Fayette County
* Hampton
* Luella
* McDonough
* McDonough
* [[Ola High School (Georgia)|Ola]]
* Mt. Zion, Jonesboro
* [[Stockbridge High School|Stockbridge]]
* North Clayton
* [[Union Grove High School|Union Grove]]
* Riverdale
* [[Woodland High School (Stockbridge, Georgia)|Woodland, Stockbridge]]
|}
}}
|
| {{plainlist|1=
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
*[[Central High School (Carrollton, Georgia)|Central, Carroll]]
|-
* [[Griffin High School (Georgia)|Griffin]]
! Region 6
* [[Harris County High School|Harris County]]
* [[Jonesboro High School (Georgia)|Jonesboro]]
* [[Mundy's Mill High School|Mundy's Mill]]
* [[Northside High School (Columbus, Georgia)|Northside, Columbus]]
* [[Starr's Mill High School|Starr's Mill]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Creekside High School (Georgia)|Creekside]]
* [[Charles Drew High School|Drew]]
* [[Forest Park High School (Georgia)|Forest Park]]
* [[Maynard H. Jackson High School|Jackson, Atlanta]]
* [[Martin Luther King Jr. High School (Georgia)|M.L. King]]
* [[Benjamin Elijah Mays High School|Mays]]
* [[Midtown High School (Atlanta)|Midtown]]
* [[Pace Academy]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Clarkston High School (Georgia)|Clarkston]]
* [[Cross Keys High School|Cross Keys]]
* [[Druid Hills High School|Druid Hills]]
* [[Lithonia High School|Lithonia]]
* [[Marist School (Georgia)|Marist]]
* [[North Springs Charter School of Arts and Sciences|North Springs]]
* [[Northview High School (Georgia)|Northview]]
* [[Southwest DeKalb High School|Southwest DeKalb]]
* [[St. Pius X Catholic High School (Chamblee, Georgia)|St. Pius X]]
* [[Tucker High School|Tucker]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Blessed Trinity Catholic High School|Blessed Trinity]]
* [[Cambridge High School (Georgia)|Cambridge]]
* [[Centennial High School (Georgia)|Centennial]]
* [[Carlton J. Kell High School|Kell]]
* [[The Westminster Schools|Westminster]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Allatoona High School|Allatoona]]
* [[Cartersville High School|Cartersville]]
* [[Cass High School (Georgia)|Cass]]
* [[Cedartown High School|Cedartown]]
* [[Dalton High School (Georgia)|Dalton]]
* [[Hiram High School|Hiram]]
* [[Southeast Whitfield High School|Southeast Whitfield]]
* [[Woodland High School (Cartersville, Georgia)|Woodland, Cartersville]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Cedar Shoals High School|Cedar Shoals]]
* [[East Forsyth High School (Georgia)|East Forsyth]]
* [[Eastside High School (Covington, Georgia)|Eastside]]
* [[Flowery Branch High School|Flowery Branch]]
* Madison County
* [[North Oconee High School|North Oconee]]
* [[Walnut Grove High School|Walnut Grove]]
}}
|61
|-
|-
|3A
| class=plainlist |
| {{plainlist|1=
* Arabia Mountain
*[[Bainbridge High School (Georgia)|Bainbridge]]
* Druid Hills
* [[Cairo High School|Cairo]]
* Hapeville
* [[Dougherty Comprehensive High School|Dougherty]]
* Marist
* [[Monroe Comprehensive High School|Monroe]]
* Mays
* [[Peach County High School|Peach County]]
* Miller Grove
* [[Westover Comprehensive High School|Westover]]
* Stephenson
|}
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
|
*[[Fayette County High School (Georgia)|Fayette County]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* [[LaGrange High School (Georgia)|LaGrange]]
|-
* [[Mary Persons High School|Mary Persons]]
! Region 7
* [[Sandy Creek High School|Sandy Creek]]
|-
* [[Spalding High School (Georgia)|Spalding]]
| class=plainlist |
* [[Trinity Christian School (Sharpsburg, Georgia)|Trinity Christian]]
* Cedartown
* [[Troup County High School|Troup County]]
* Central, Carroll
* [[Upson-Lee High School|Upson-Lee]]
* Heritage, Catoosa
* [[Whitewater High School (Georgia)|Whitewater]]
* Northwest Whitfield
}}
* Pickens
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Alfred E. Beach High School|Beach]]
* [[Calvary Day School]]
* [[Groves High School (Georgia)|Groves]]
* [[Islands High School|Islands]]
* [[Jenkins High School|Jenkins]]
* [[Sol C. Johnson High School|Johnson, Savannah]]
* [[Liberty County High School (Georgia)|Liberty County]]
* [[Long County High School|Long County]]
* [[Southeast Bulloch High School|Southeast Bulloch]]
* [[Windsor Forest High School|Windsor Forest]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Aquinas High School (Georgia)|Aquinas]]
* [[Baldwin High School (Georgia)|Baldwin]]
* [[Cross Creek High School|Cross Creek]]
* [[Harlem High School (Harlem, Georgia)|Harlem]]
* [[Hephzibah High School|Hephzibah]]
* [[Howard High School (Macon, Georgia)|Howard]]
* [[Academy of Richmond County|Richmond Academy]]
* [[West Laurens High School|West Laurens]]
* [[Westside High School (Augusta, Georgia)|Westside, Augusta]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Cedar Grove High School (Georgia)|Cedar Grove]]
* [[Douglass High School (Atlanta)|Douglass, Atlanta]]
* [[Luella High School|Luella]]
* [[Mount Zion High School (Jonesboro, Georgia)|Mt. Zion, Jonesboro]]
* [[North Clayton High School|North Clayton]]
* [[Riverdale High School (Georgia)|Riverdale]]
* [[Stephenson High School|Stephenson]]
* [[Stone Mountain High School|Stone Mountain]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Chestatee High School|Chestatee]]
* [[Dawson County High School (Dawsonville, Georgia)|Dawson County]]
* [[Greater Atlanta Christian School|Greater Atlanta Christian]]
* [[Johnson High School (Gainesville, Georgia)|Johnson, Gainesville]]
* Lumpkin County
* [[North Hall High School|North Hall]]
* [[Pickens High School (Georgia)|Pickens]]
* [[White County High School (Cleveland, Georgia)|White County]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Adairsville High School|Adairsville]]
* [[Calhoun High School (Georgia)|Calhoun]]
* [[Gilmer High School|Gilmer]]
* [[Heritage High School (Ringgold, Georgia)|Heritage, Catoosa]]
* LaFayette
* [[Northwest Whitfield High School|Northwest Whitfield]]
* Ridgeland
* Ridgeland
}}
* Southeast Whitfield
| {{plainlist|1=
|}
*Cherokee Bluff
|
* [[East Hall High School|East Hall]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 8
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Cedar Shoals
* Chestatee
* East Hall
* Flowery Branch
* Jefferson
* Jefferson
* [[Monroe Area High School|Monroe Area]]
* Madison County
* [[Oconee County High School|Oconee County]]
* North Oconee
* [[West Hall High School|West Hall]]
|}
|}
}}
|63

=== Class AAA ===
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%"
|-
! colspan=4 | Class AAA (59 schools)
|- valign=top
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
|-
|2A
! Region 1
| {{plainlist|1=
|-
*[[George Washington Carver High School (Columbus, Georgia)|Carver, Columbus]]
| class=plainlist |
* [[Columbus High School (Columbus, Georgia)|Columbus]]
* Appling County
* [[Hardaway High School|Hardaway]]
* Brantley County
* Jordan
* Long County
* Kendrick
* Pierce County
* [[Shaw High School (Georgia)|Shaw]]
* Tattnall County
* [[Spencer High School (Columbus, Georgia)|Spencer]]
|}
* Sumter County
|
}}
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
| {{plainlist|1=
|-
*[[Callaway High School (Georgia)|Callaway]]
! Region 2
* [[Jackson High School (Georgia)|Jackson]]
|-
* Morgan County
| class=plainlist |
* Americus-Sumter
* Central, Macon
* Crisp County
* Jackson
* Mary Persons
* Peach County
* Pike County
* Pike County
* [[Rutland High School, Macon|Rutland]]
* Upson-Lee
* [[Westside High School (Macon, Georgia)|Westside, Macon]]
|}
}}
|
| {{plainlist|1=
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
*[[Appling County High School|Appling County]]
|-
* [[Cook High School (Georgia)|Cook]]
! Region 3
* [[Crisp County High School|Crisp County]]
|-
* [[Pierce County High School|Pierce County]]
| class=plainlist |
* [[Savannah Arts Academy]]
* Beach
* [[Tattnall County High School|Tattnall County]]
* Groves
}}
* Johnson, Savannah
| {{plainlist|1=
* Liberty County
*[[Burke County High School|Burke County]]
* Savannah
* [[Butler High School (Augusta, Georgia)|Butler]]
* Savannah Arts Academy
* [[John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School|Davidson Fine Arts]]
* Southeast Bulloch
* [[Glenn Hills High School|Glenn Hills]]
* Windsor Forest
* [[A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet High School|Johnson, Augusta]]
|}
* [[T. W. Josey High School|Josey]]
|
* [[Lucy Craft Laney High School|Laney]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* [[Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School|Technical Career Magnet]]
|-
* [[Thomson High School|Thomson]]
! Region 4
}}
|-
| class=plainlist |
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[The New Schools at Carver|Carver, Atlanta]]
* Burke County
* [[Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy|Coretta Scott King Academy]]
* Cross Creek
* Hapeville
* Harlem
* [[Holy Innocents' Episcopal School|Holy Innocents']]
* Hephzibah
* [[KIPP|KIPP Atlanta Collegiate]]
* Morgan County
* [[Lovett School|Lovett]]
* Richmond Academy
* [[Therrell High School|Therrell]]
* Thomson
* [[Booker T. Washington High School (Georgia)|Washington]]
|}
}}
|- valign=top
| {{plainlist|1=
|
*[[Columbia High School (Georgia)|Columbia]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* Drew Charter School
|-
* [[Miller Grove High School (Georgia)|Miller Grove]]
! Region 5
* [[Redan High School|Redan]]
|-
* [[Salem High School (Conyers, Georgia)|Salem]]
| class=plainlist |
* Carver, Atlanta
* [[South Atlanta High School|South Atlanta]]
}}
* Cedar Grove
| {{plainlist|1=
* Douglass, Atlanta
*[[Coahulla Creek High School|Coahulla Creek]]
* Greater Atlanta Christian
* [[Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School|Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe]]
* Redan
* [[Murray County High School|Murray County]]
* Salem
* [[North Cobb Christian School|North Cobb Christian]]
* Sandy Creek
* [[North Murray High School|North Murray]]
* Westminster
* [[Ringgold High School (Georgia)|Ringgold]]
|}
* [[Rockmart High School|Rockmart]]
|
* [[Sonoraville High School|Sonoraville]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* [[Union County High School (Georgia)|Union County]]
|-
}}
! Region 6
| {{plainlist|1=
|-
*East Jackson
| class=plainlist |
* Adairsville
* Coahulla Creek
* LaFayette
* Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe
* Murray County
* North Murray
* Ringgold
* Rockmart
* Sonoraville
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 7
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Cherokee Bluff
* Dawson County
* East Forsyth (2021-22)
* Gilmer
* Lumpkin County
* North Hall
* West Hall
* White County
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 8
|-
| class=plainlist |
* East Jackson
* Franklin County
* Franklin County
* Hart County
* [[Hart County High School|Hart County]]
* [[Hebron Christian Academy]]
* Monroe Area
* [[Prince Avenue Christian School|Prince Avenue Christian]]
* Oconee County
* Stephens County
* Stephens County
|}
}}
|}
|58

=== Class AA ===
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%"
|-
|-
|{{abbr|1ADivI|1A Division I}}
! colspan=4 | Class AA (60 schools)
| {{plainlist|1=
|- valign=top
*[[Bacon County High School|Bacon County]]
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 1
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Berrien
* Berrien
* [[Brantley County High School|Brantley County]]
* Cook
* [[Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy (Georgia)|Fitzgerald]]
* Early County
* [[Jeff Davis High School|Jeff Davis]]
* Fitzgerald
* Thomasville
* [[Thomasville High School|Thomasville]]
* Worth County
* [[Worth County High School|Worth County]]
|}
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
|
*[[Academy for Classical Education|ACE Charter]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* [[Bleckley County High School|Bleckley County]]
|-
* [[Central High School (Macon, Georgia)|Central, Macon]]
! Region 2
* [[Dodge County High School|Dodge County]]
|-
* [[Dublin High School (Georgia)|Dublin]]
| class=plainlist |
* [[East Laurens High School|East Laurens]]
* Bacon County
* [[Jefferson County High School (Georgia)|Jefferson County]]
* East Laurens
* [[Northeast Health Science Magnet High School|Northeast]]
* Jeff Davis
* [[Southwest Magnet High School|Southwest]]
* Swainsboro
* [[Washington County High School (Georgia)|Washington County]]
* Toombs County
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Savannah Christian Preparatory School|Savannah Christian]]
* [[Savannah Country Day School|Savannah Country Day]]
* [[St. Vincent's Academy]]
* [[Swainsboro High School|Swainsboro]]
* [[Toombs County High School|Toombs County]]
* Vidalia
* Vidalia
* Woodville-Tompkins
* Woodville-Tompkins
|}
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
|
*Greenforest Christian
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* [[Jasper County High School (Georgia)|Jasper County]]
|-
* [[Lamar County Comprehensive High School|Lamar County]]
! Region 3
* [[McNair High School (Georgia)|McNair]]
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Bleckley County
* Dodge County
* Jasper County
* Lamar County
* Northeast
* Southwest
* Washington County
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 4
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Butler
* Davidson Fine Arts
* Glenn Hills
* Jefferson County
* Johnson, Augusta
* Josey
* Laney
* Oglethorpe County
* Putnam County
* Putnam County
* [[Social Circle High School|Social Circle]]
* Technical Career Magnet
* [[Towers High School|Towers]]
* Westside, Augusta
* Utopian Academy
|}
* [[Mohammed Schools (Georgia)|W.D. Mohammed]]
|- valign=top
}}
|
| {{plainlist|1=
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
*[[Atlanta International School|Atlanta International]]
|-
* [[The B.E.S.T. Academy|B.E.S.T. Academy]]
! Region 5
* [[Ben Franklin Academy]]
|-
* [[DeKalb School of the Arts]]
| class=plainlist |
* [[Fellowship Christian School|Fellowship Christian]]
* Bremen
* [[The Galloway School|Galloway]]
* Callaway
* King's Ridge
* Haralson County
* [[Landmark Christian School|Landmark Christian]]
* Heard County
* [[Mount Vernon Presbyterian School|Mount Vernon]]
* Mt. Bethel Christian
* [[Mount Paran Christian School|Mt. Paran Christian]]
* [[Mount Pisgah Christian School|Mt. Pisgah Christian]]
* [[The Paideia School|Paideia]]
* [[St. Francis Schools (Alpharetta, Georgia)|St. Francis]]
* [[The Walker School|Walker]]
* [[The Weber School|Weber School]]
* [[Wesleyan School|Wesleyan]]
* [[Whitefield Academy (Georgia)|Whitefield Academy]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Bremen High School (Georgia)|Bremen]]
* [[Darlington School|Darlington]]
* [[Haralson County High School|Haralson County]]
* [[Heard County High School|Heard County]]
* [[Model High School|Model]]
* Pepperell
* Temple
* Temple
|}
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
|
*[[Armuchee High School|Armuchee]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* [[Chattooga High School|Chattooga]]
* [[Christian Heritage School (Dalton, Georgia)|Christian Heritage]]
* [[Coosa High School|Coosa]]
* [[Dade County High School|Dade County]]
* Dalton Academy
* [[Fannin County High School|Fannin County]]
* [[Gordon Central High School|Gordon Central]]
* [[Gordon Lee High School|Gordon Lee]]
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*[[Athens Academy (school)|Athens Academy]]
* [[Banks County High School|Banks County]]
* Barrow
* [[Commerce High School (Commerce, Georgia)|Commerce]]
* [[Elbert County High School|Elbert County]]
* Oglethorpe County
* [[Providence Christian Academy (Lilburn, Georgia)|Providence Christian]]
* [[Rabun County High School|Rabun County]]
}}
|76
|-
|-
|{{abbr|1ADivII|1A Division II}}
! Region 6
| {{plainlist|1=
|-
*Baconton
| class=plainlist |
* [[Baker County High School (Newton, Georgia)|Baker County]]
* Columbia
* Coretta Scott King Academy
* Elite Scholars Academy
* KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
* Lovett
* McNair
* Pace Academy
* South Atlanta
* Stilwell Arts
* Therrell
* Towers
* Washington
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 7
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Chattooga
* Coosa
* Dade County
* Fannin County
* Gordon Central
* Model
* Pepperell
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 8
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Banks County
* Elbert County
* Rabun County
* Riverside Military
* Union County
|}
|}

=== Class A Public ===
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%"
|-
! colspan=4 | Class A Public (83 schools)
|- valign=top
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 1
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Baconton
* Baker County
* Calhoun County
* Calhoun County
* Early County
* Miller County
* Miller County
* Mitchell County
* [[Mitchell County High School|Mitchell County]]
* Pataula Charter
* Pataula Charter
* [[Pelham High School (Georgia)|Pelham]]
* Pelham
* Quitman County
* [[Quitman County High School|Quitman County]]
* Randolph-Clay
* [[Randolph-Clay High School|Randolph-Clay]]
* Seminole County
* Seminole County
* Southwest Georgia STEM
* Spring Creek
* [[Stewart County High School (Georgia)|Stewart County]]
* Terrell County
* Terrell County
}}
* Webster County
| {{plainlist|1=
|}
*[[Atkinson County High School|Atkinson County]]
|
* [[Brooks County High School|Brooks County]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* [[Charlton County High School|Charlton County]]
|-
* [[Clinch County High School|Clinch County]]
! Region 2
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Atkinson County
* Brooks County
* Charlton County
* Clinch County
* Echols County
* Echols County
* Irwin County
* [[Irwin County High School|Irwin County]]
* Lanier County
* [[Lanier County High School|Lanier County]]
* Turner County
* Turner County
|}
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
|
*[[Bryan County High School|Bryan County]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* [[Claxton High School|Claxton]]
|-
! Region 3
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Bryan County
* Claxton
* Emanuel County Institute
* Emanuel County Institute
* Jenkins County
* [[Jenkins County High School|Jenkins County]]
* McIntosh County Academy
* [[McIntosh County Academy]]
* Metter
* [[Metter High School|Metter]]
* Portal
* Portal
* Savannah Classical Academy
* [[Savannah High School (Georgia)|Savannah]]
* Savannah Classical
* Savannah Early College
* Savannah Early College
* Screven County
* [[Screven County High School|Screven County]]
* Steam Academy
* [[Statesboro STEAM Academy|Steam Academy]]
|}
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
|
*Dooly County
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 4
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Dooly County
* Dublin
* Hawkinsville
* Hawkinsville
* Johnson County
* Montgomery County
* Montgomery County
* Telfair County
* [[Telfair County High School|Telfair County]]
* Treutlen
* Treutlen
* Wheeler County
* Wheeler County
* Wilcox County
* [[Wilcox County High School|Wilcox County]]
|}
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
|- valign=top
*[[Georgia Academy for the Blind|Georgia Academy for Blind]]
|
* [[Georgia Military College]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
* Georgia School for Innovation
|-
* Glascock County
! Region 5
* Hancock Central
|-
* Johnson County
| class=plainlist |
* Stilwell Arts
* Central, Talbotton
* Twiggs County
* Wilkinson County
}}
| {{plainlist|1=
*Central, Talbotton
* Chattahoochee County
* Chattahoochee County
* Crawford County
* Furlow Charter
* Furlow Charter
* [[Macon County High School|Macon County]]
* Greenville
* Macon County
* Manchester
* Marion County
* Marion County
* Rainey-McCullers
* Rainey-McCullers
* Schley County
* [[Schley Middle High School|Schley County]]
* Stewart County
* Taylor County
* Taylor County
* Webster County
|}
}}
|
| {{plainlist|1=
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
*Atlanta Classical
|-
* [[Bowdon High School|Bowdon]]
! Region 6
* Elite Scholars Academy
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Armuchee
* Atlanta Classical
* B.E.S.T Academy
* Bowdon
* DeKalb School of the Arts
* Drew Charter School
* Fulton Leadership Academy
* Fulton Leadership Academy
* Genesis Innovation
* Georgia School for Deaf
* Georgia Fugees Academy
* Gordon Lee
* [[Georgia School for the Deaf|Georgia School for Deaf]]
* Morris Innovative
* [[Greenville High School (Greenville, Georgia)|Greenville]]
* Mt. Zion, Carroll
* [[Manchester High School (Georgia)|Manchester]]
* Trion
* [[Mount Zion High School (Carrollton, Georgia)|Mt. Zion, Carroll]]
|}
* Northwest Classical Academy
|
* [[Trion High School|Trion]]
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
}}
|-
| {{plainlist|1=
! Region 7
*Greene County
|-
* [[Lake Oconee Academy]]
| class=plainlist |
* [[Lincoln County High School (Georgia)|Lincoln County]]
* ACE Charter
* Crawford County
* Georgia Academy for Blind
* Georgia Military College
* Glascock County
* GSIC
* Hancock Central
* Taliaferro County
* Taliaferro County
* Twiggs County
* [[Towns County High School|Towns County]]
* Warren County
* Warren County
* [[Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School|Washington-Wilkes]]
* Wilkinson County
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 8
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Barrow
* Commerce
* Greene County
* Lake Oconee Academy
* Lincoln County
* Social Circle
* Towns County
* Washington-Wilkes
* Woody Gap
* Woody Gap
|}
}}
|}
|81

=== Class A Private ===
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%"
|-
! colspan=4 | Class A Private (53 schools)
|- valign=top
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 1
|-
| class=plainlist |
* [[Deerfield-Windsor School|Deerfield-Windsor]]
* First Presbyterian
* Mount de Sales Academy
* Stratford Academy
* Strong Rock Christian
* Tattnall Square Academy
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 2
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Atlanta Jewish Academy
* Ben Franklin Academy
* Eagle's Landing Christian
* Greenforest Christian
* Landmark Christian
* Our Lady of Mercy
* Paideia
* Southwest Atlanta Christian
* W. D. Mohammed
* Whitefield Academy
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 3
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Aquinas
* Calvary Day School
* Savannah Christian
* Savannah Country Day
* St. Vincent's Academy
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 4
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Brookstone
* Heritage, Newnan
* St. Anne-Pacelli
* Trinity Christian
|}
|- valign=top
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 5
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Atlanta International
* Galloway
* Hebron Christian Academy
* Holy Innocents'
* Mount Vernon
* Providence Christian
* Wesleyan
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 6
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Brandon Hill
* Fellowship Christian
* King's Ridge
* Lakeview Academy
* Mt. Bethel Christian
* Mt. Pisgah Christian
* Pinecrest Academy
* St. Francis
* Weber School
|}
|
{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
|-
! Region 7
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Christian Heritage
* Darlington
* Excel Christian
* Mt. Paran Christian
* North Cobb Christian
* Walker
|}
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{| class="toccolours" style="width:100%"
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! Region 8
|-
| class=plainlist |
* Athens Academy
* Athens Christian
* George Walton Academy
* Loganville Christian
* Prince Avenue Christian
* Tallulah Falls
|}
|}
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* [[National Federation of State High School Associations|NFHS]]
* [[National Federation of State High School Associations|NFHS]]
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== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.inthegamemagazine.com/ In The Game High School Sports Magazine] – Recognizing high school athletes and sports in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
*[http://www.inthegamemagazine.com/ In The Game High School Sports Magazine] – Recognizing high school athletes and sports in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
* [http://ghsfha.org/ Georgia High School Football Historians Association]
* [http://ghsfha.org/ Georgia High School Football Historians Association]
* [http://www.gahelmetproject.com/GaHPhelmets.php?qGroup=GHSAAAAAAAA14 Georgia Helmet Project] (Class 7A, Regions 1 thru 4
* [http://www.gahelmetproject.com/GaHPhelmets.php?qGroup=GHSAAAAAAAA14 Georgia Helmet Project] (Class 7A, Regions 1 thru 4)
* [http://www.gahelmetproject.com/GaHPhelmets.php?qGroup=GHSAAAAAAAA58eorgia Helmet Project] (Class 7A, Regions 5 thru 8
* [http://www.gahelmetproject.com/GaHPhelmets.php?qGroup=GHSAAAAAAAA58 Georgia Helmet Project] (Class 7A, Regions 5 thru 8)
* [http://www.gahelmetproject.com/GaHPhelmets.php?qGroup=GHSAAAAAAA14 Georgia Helmet Project] (Class AAAAAA Regions 1-4)
* [http://www.gahelmetproject.com/GaHPhelmets.php?qGroup=GHSAAAAAAA14 Georgia Helmet Project] (Class AAAAAA Regions 1-4)
* [http://www.gahelmetproject.com/GaHPhelmets.php?qGroup=GHSAAAAAAA58 Georgia Helmet Project] (Class AAAAAA Regions 5-8)
* [http://www.gahelmetproject.com/GaHPhelmets.php?qGroup=GHSAAAAAAA58 Georgia Helmet Project] (Class AAAAAA Regions 5-8)
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{{GHSA Class A Division I}}
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[[Category:High schools in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:High schools in Georgia (U.S. state)]]

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Georgia High School Association
AbbreviationGHSA
Formation1904
Merger ofGeorgia Interscholastic Association
Legal status501(c)(3) association (1986)
PurposeAthletics, educational
Headquarters151 S. Bethel St.
Thomaston, GA 30286
Region served
Georgia
Membership457 high schools (2022–2023)
Official language
English
Executive director
Gary Phillips
AffiliationsNational Federation of State High School Associations
Staff13
Websiteghsa.net

The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) is an organization that governs athletics and activities for member high schools in Georgia, USA. GHSA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. The association has 463 public and private high schools as members. GHSA organizes all sports and academic competitions as well as overseeing registration, training, and approves local area sports officials associations to administer regional athletics and activities per member schools.

Membership

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Membership to the GHSA is voluntary and open to every high school in the state of Georgia, although participating private schools must have at least 150 students in their high school.[1] Many private schools that do not enter the GHSA compete in the interscholastic organization of the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA). Member schools of the GHSA make most decisions by appointing region representatives who vote on proposals in the GHSA Executive Committee. Individual decisions by regions are made by the schools in the region on such issues as region tiebreakers and hosting of region tournaments. Members are divided into seven classes by size and then further divided into regions based on geographic locations.

History

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At least one prior organisation was integrated into the GHSA. The Georgia Interscholastic Association (GIA) was a school sports league in Georgia.[2] It was integrated into the GHSA in 1970.[3]

The Big 7 Conference included large high schools for African American students in Georgia. The GIA was an expansion of this league that came include county high schools around the state.[4]

As If We Were Ghosts is a documentary film made about the GIA and its athletes.[5][6]

Classifications – Regions

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The GHSA currently[when?] has six classes, AAAAAA, AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA, and A, (called "6A", 5A", "4A", "3A", "2A", and "1A") based on the schools' student population. Each class has eight regions, numbered 1 through 8, based on the geographic location of the schools involved. Region 1 of each class is usually the southernmost region, with the region numbers generally increasing as one moves north. Regions realign every two years. Regions generally have ten schools, but can range from 4 to 16 teams.[citation needed]

Class 5A was created for the 2000-2001 school year.[7][8] Class 6A was created for the 2012–2013 school year and Class 7A for the 2016–2017 school year to accommodate growth in local schools.[citation needed]

In late 2023, GHSA announced that they would be doing away with the "7A" classification for the 2024-2026 cycle. They have yet to state whether or not this will be a permanent change.[citation needed]

Competitions

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Athletics

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Boys athletics governed by the GHSA are: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, riflery (co-ed), soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling. Girls athletics programs overseen by the GHSA include basketball, competition cheerleading (co-ed & non co-ed), cross country, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, riflery, fast pitch softball, slow pitch softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling.

Other

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Literary activities administered by the GHSA are dramatic interpretation, essay, GHSA Debate, extemporaneous speaking, one act plays, quartet, spelling, trio and vocal solo.

The GHSA has also added Esports as an event.[9]

List of schools

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For the 2024–2025 season, GHSA has 457 member schools.[10]

List by class and region
Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Count
6A
57
5A
61
4A
61
3A
63
2A
58
1ADivI
76
1ADivII
  • Central, Talbotton
  • Chattahoochee County
  • Crawford County
  • Furlow Charter
  • Macon County
  • Marion County
  • Rainey-McCullers
  • Schley County
  • Taylor County
  • Webster County
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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ GHSA Constitution and By-Laws for 2015-2016
  2. ^ "GIA Heritage: General Information".
  3. ^ "GIA Champions | GHSA.net". www.ghsa.net.
  4. ^ "Documentary on Georgia Interscholastic Association will air Monday on GPB". Moultrie Observer. 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ "'As If We Were Ghosts' set to premiere: GIA documentary to air twice on GPB | News | valdostadailytimes.com". www.valdostadailytimes.com.
  6. ^ Taylor, Becky (18 June 2022). "GIA's 'Ghosts' brought to life in documentary". The Tifton Gazette.
  7. ^ "1999-2000 By-Laws" (PDF). Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ^ "2000-2001 By-Laws" (PDF). Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Esports". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  10. ^ "2024-2025 Region Alignments". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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