Congratulations to the following ensembles qualifying for the SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award or Concert Achievement Award for 2018!
| Batesburg-Leesville High School | Senior OPA | 1A |
| Chesterfield High School | Senior OPA | 1A |
| Ninety Six High School | Senior OPA | 1A |
| Ware Shoals High School | Senior OPA | 1A |
| Chapman High School | Senior OPA | 2A |
| Cheraw High School | Senior OPA | 2A |
| Gilbert High School | Senior OPA | 2A |
| Indian Land High School | Senior OPA | 2A |
| Mid-Carolina High School | Senior OPA | 2A |
| Pelion High School | Senior OPA | 2A |
| Pendleton High School | Senior OPA | 2A |
| Powdersville High School | Senior OPA | 2A |
| Seneca Senior High School | Senior OPA | 2A |
| Silver Bluff High School | Senior OPA | 2A |
| Strom Thurmond High School | Senior OPA | 2A |
| Aiken High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Chapin High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Daniel High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Dreher High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Greer High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Hanahan High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Hartsville High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Irmo High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Midland Valley High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Pickens High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Richland Northeast High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Ridge View High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| South Pointe High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Travelers Rest High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Walhalla Senior High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Wilson High School | Senior OPA | 3A |
| Easley High School | Senior OPA | 4A |
| Goose Creek High School | Senior OPA | 4A |
| Lexington High School | Senior OPA | 4A |
| Lugoff-Elgin High School | Senior OPA | 4A |
| Nation Ford High School | Senior OPA | 4A |
| Northwestern High School | Senior OPA | 4A |
| River Bluff High School | Senior OPA | 4A |
| Riverside High School | Senior OPA | 4A |
| Stratford High School | Senior OPA | 4A |
| York Comprehensive High School | Senior OPA | 4A |
| Ashley Ridge High School | Senior OPA | 5A |
| Boiling Springs High School | Senior OPA | 5A |
| Clover High School | Senior OPA | 5A |
| Dorman High School | Senior OPA | 5A |
| Fort Dorchester High School | Senior OPA | 5A |
| James F. Byrnes High School | Senior OPA | 5A |
| Mauldin High School | Senior OPA | 5A |
| Spring Valley High School | Senior OPA | 5A |
| Belton Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Cane Bay Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Cario Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Crayton Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Daniel Island Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Dent Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Dillon Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| DuBose Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Dutch Fork Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Dutchman Creek Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Edgewood Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Florence Chapel Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Fort Mill Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Gable Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Gettys Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Gilbert Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Greer Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Gregg Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Hanahan Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Hand Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Hartsville Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Kelly Mill Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| League Academy | Junior OPA | |
| Lexington Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Long Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Marrington Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Mauldin Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Merriwether Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Moultrie Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| North Augusta Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Northwest Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Paul Knox Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Pelion Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Pleasant Knoll Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Powdersville Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| R. P. Dawkins Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| R.C. Edwards Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Rawlinson Road Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Riverside Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Riverside Middle School (Greer) | Junior OPA | |
| Sangaree Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Seneca Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Summit Parkway Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Walhalla Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Westview Middle School (Goose Creek) | Junior OPA | |
| York Middle School | Junior OPA | |
| Bob Jones Academy | Senior CAA |