Congratulations to the following ensembles qualifying for the SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award or Concert Achievement Award for 2026!
| Class | School Name | Award |
| 1A | Batesburg-Leesville High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 1A | Dixie High School | Senior OPA |
| 1A | Liberty High School | Senior OPA |
| 1A | Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/High School | Senior OPA |
| 1A | Ware Shoals High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 2A | Chesnee High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 2A | Dillon High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 2A | Emerald High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 2A | Pendleton High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 2A | Saluda High School | Senior OPA |
| 2A | Silver Bluff High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 2A | Woodruff High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 3A | Belton Honea Path High School | Senior OPA |
| 3A | Chapman High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 3A | Daniel High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 3A | Dreher High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 3A | Gilbert High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 3A | Irmo High School | Senior OPA |
| 3A | Pickens High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 3A | Powdersville High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 4A | Chapin High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 4A | Dutch Fork High School | Senior OPA |
| 4A | Eastside High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 4A | Fountain Inn High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 4A | Greer High School | Senior OPA |
| 4A | May River High School | Senior OPA |
| 4A | Midland Valley High School | Senior OPA |
| 4A | Wilson High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 4A | York Comprehensive High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 5A | Easley High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 5A | Goose Creek High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 5A | Indian Land High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 5A | J.L. Mann High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 5A | Lucy Beckham High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 5A | Nation Ford High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 5A | Northwestern High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 5A | Riverside High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 5A | Rock Hill High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 5A | Wade Hampton High School (Greenville) | Senior OPA |
| 5A | West Florence High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 5A | White Knoll High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 6A | Ashley Ridge High School | Senior OPA |
| 6A | Blythewood High School | Senior OPA |
| 6A | Boiling Springs High School | Senior OPA |
| 6A | Carolina Forest High School | Senior OPA |
| 6A | Clover High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 6A | Dorman High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 6A | Fort Dorchester High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 6A | James F. Byrnes High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 6A | Lexington High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 6A | Mauldin High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 6A | River Bluff High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 6A | Stratford High School | Senior OPA with Distinction |
| 6A | Woodmont High School | Senior OPA |
| CAA | Bob Jones Academy | CAA with Distinction |
| CAA | Charleston School of the Arts High School | CAA with Distinction |
| CAA | James Island Charter High School | CAA |
| Middle School | Abner Creek Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Beech Springs Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Beechwood Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Blythewood Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Bob Jones Academy | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Camp Road Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Chapin Middle School | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Charleston School of the Arts Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | D.R. Hill Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Dillon Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Dutch Fork Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Edgewood Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Fairforest Middle School | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Florence Chapel Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Forest Creek Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Fort Mill Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Gable Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Gettys Middle School | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Gilbert Middle School | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Hanahan Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Hand Middle School | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Hillcrest Middle School (Greenville) | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Indian Land Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | John W. Moore Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Lakeside Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Mabry Middle School | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Marrington Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Mauldin Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | McCracken Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | New Ellenton Middle School | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Northwood Middle School | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Oakbrook Middle School | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Pleasant Hill Middle School | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Pleasant Knoll Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Powdersville Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | R. P. Dawkins Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | R.C. Edwards Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Rudolph Gordon Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Sangaree Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Sneed Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Socastee Middle School | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Southwood Academy of the Arts | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Sterling School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Ten Oaks Middle School | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Westview Middle School (Goose Creek) | Junior OPA with Distinction |
| Middle School | Westview Middle School (Greenwood) | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | Woodruff Middle School | Junior OPA |
| Middle School | York Middle School | Junior OPA |