3rd October, 1976
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Clear Technical High School Group 2 | Ballarat | Victoria | 73.00 | 1st | 
| Mt Clear Technical High School Group 1 | Ballarat | Victoria | 71.00 | 2nd | 
| Mt Clear Technical High School Group 3 | Ballarat | Victoria | 70.00 | 3rd | 
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grania Burke, Robert Burkre, Rachel Burke | Bulleen | Victoria | 84.00 | 1st | 
| Vermont High School String Trio | Vermont | Victoria | 82.00 | 2nd | 
| St Joseph's College | Geelong | Victoria | 75.00 | 3rd | 
| Sebastopol Technical School | Sebastopol | Victoria | 72.00 | Honourable Mention | 
| Blackburn High School Instrumental Quartette | Blackburn | Victoria | None | |
| Stephanie D'Arcy & Joanne Nuttall | Avoca | Victoria | None | 
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont High School Clarinet Quartette | Vermont | Victoria | 90.00 | 1st | 
| John Collins & Angus Christie | Ballarat | Victoria | 89.00 | 2nd | 
| Ballarat East High School Quartette | Ballarat | Victoria | 86.00 | 3rd | 
| Brigid Burke, Robert Burke | Bulleen | Victoria | 85.00 | Honourable Mention | 
| Patrick Nolan & Anthony Nolan | Ballarat | Victoria | None | |
| Jillian Norwood & Kathy Hirschfelder | Ballarat | Victoria | None | |
| Ballarat & Claredon College | Ballarat | Victoria | None | |
| Vermont High school Brass Quartette | Vermont | Victoria | None | |
| Georgina Binns, Wendy Rollins & Andrew Chuk | Ballarat | Victoria | None | 
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepparton Technical College | Shepparton | Victoria | 76.00 | 1st | 
| St Patricks College Group 1 | Ballarat | Victoria | 74.00 | 2nd | 
| Hamilton High School | Hamilton | Victoria | 73.00 | 3rd | 
| Mt Clear Technical High School Group | Ballarat | Victoria | None | |
| St Patrick's College Group 2 | Ballarat | Victoria | None | 
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Junior Symphony Orchestra | Ballarat | Victoria | 78.00 | 1st | 
| M.S.V. Eastern Suburbs Youth Orchestra | Ringwood East | Victoria | 72.00 | 2nd | 
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton High School | Hamilton | Victoria | 72.00 | 1st | 
| St Joseph's College | Geelogn | Victoria | 71.00 | 2nd | 
| St Patrick's College | Ballarat | Victoria | 70.00 | 3rd | 
| Shepparton Technical College | Shepparton | Victoria | 69.00 | Honourable Mention |