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17 schools that have moved from GHSA to GIAA since 2022

One announced this week it will become part of Georgia Independent Athletic Association next year.
Strong Rock Christian is one of 17 schools to join the Georgia Independent Athletic Association since 2022. (File/AJC)
Strong Rock Christian is one of 17 schools to join the Georgia Independent Athletic Association since 2022. (File/AJC)
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Oct 24, 2025

Savannah Country Day, a Georgia High School Association member since 1957, announced Wednesday it will join the Georgia Independent Athletic Association starting with the 2026-27 academic year.

Savannah Country Day will be the 17th former GHSA school to join the GIAA since 2022, when the GIAA was formed as the athletic branch of the Georgia Independent School Association. Most of the 17 schools previously competed in GISA athletics and effectively returned.

Savannah Country Day, Brookstone, St. Anne-Pacelli, Tallulah Falls and Riverside Prep had competed in the GHSA as far back as the 1970s or earlier.

  • Athens Christian
  • Brookstone
  • Deerfield-Windsor
  • First Presbyterian Day
  • George Walton Academy
  • Heritage-Newnan
  • Lakeview Academy
  • Loganville Christian
  • Mount de Sales
  • Riverside Prep
  • St. Anne-Pacelli
  • *St. Mary’s Academy
  • **Savannah Country Day
  • Stratford Academy
  • Strong Rock Christian
  • ***Tallulah Falls
  • Tattnall Square

*Formerly Our Lady of Mercy

**Effective 2026-27

***No football team

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