On the 24th of November, the General Consumer Council of Northern Ireland held a regional heat of the Young Consumers’ Competition in the Park Avenue Hotel, Belfast, with 12 top schools from across the region competing.

The quiz format consisted of 7 rounds of 7 questions dealing with areas such as: Consumer Law, Health And Safety, E.U, Travel And Tourism and Food And Drink. Abbey took an early lead, which they never relinquished and ended with an excellent score of 46 points. In second place with 41 points were Assumption Grammar School, Ballynahinch, and Royal Belfast Academical Institution finished third with 38 points. The Abbey now go forward to their 5th consecutive National Final appearance on the 4th of March 2005 in Lisburn.