[1] The NCHSAA organizes member schools into conferences and oversees the state championships for each of the sanctioned sports.

The NCHSAA headquarters is located at 222 Finley Golf Course Road, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The mailing address for the NCHSAA is PO Box 3216, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515.

The NCHSAA was founded in 1913 by Dr. Louis Round Wilson, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The university served as the primary source of funding and leadership for the Association from 1913 through 1947, before the organization adopted its current model, which provides school administrators with direct influence through the presence of the NCHSAA Board of Directors.

The NCHSAA would continue to sanction a variety of different sports throughout its history, including soccer (1927), wrestling (1931), golf (1937), swimming (1950), cross country (1956), softball (1975), volleyball (1976), indoor track (1987), and lacrosse (2010).

[3] High schools within the state were first organized into classifications in 1929, based by the size of the student population.

These four classes have remained as the different classification sizes of North Carolina high schools to the current day.

The classifications and conferences of each school are assessed every four years based on updated student population numbers.

All NCHSAA sanctioned sports have a separate state championship competition and title for each of the 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A classifications.

This single "A" and double "AA" format lasted until the fall of 2021, when the NCHSAA went back to football being only 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A class sizes.

[7] The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) sanctions the following sports: Many North Carolina schools, particularly in larger metropolitan areas, have programs in field hockey, girls and boys beach volleyball, and gymnastics.

The hall was created in 1987 with Bob Jamieson of Greensboro, Leon Brogden of Wilmington, and Dave Harris of Charlotte as charter members.