It's a night to celebrate the end of the academic year and make unforgettable memories with friends.
On Saturday 31 October 2026, those words glowed across the stage as students, parents, teachers and guests gathered at Dusit Princess Ipoh for the Rochford's International School Annual Dinner 2026. Our emcee, KT Pillai, kept everything moving with warmth.
A full house at Dusit Princess Ipoh for the Rochford's International School Annual Dinner 2026.
An elegant welcome
The theme was elegance, and families arrived in their finest along the red carpet. Every guest received a floral "Terima Kasih / Thank You" gift bag, a token of our gratitude.
Floral "Terima Kasih / Thank You" gift bags waiting to greet every family.Families all smiles at their table as the evening gets under way.
Welcome address by our founder
Harry Seggu, Founder of Rochford's Education, thanked families and explained our new name, Rochford's International School, and what stays the same: the same teachers, the same International GCSE curriculum and the same campuses in Falim and Ipoh Garden. His hope is for "an educational system where the right families can develop lasting trust and maintain long-term relationships with us."
He celebrated students joining us from Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, China and India, and outlined our two International GCSE routes, Pearson Edexcel and OxfordAQA. He introduced the Rochford's Education School of Law, a career-entry law programme; the RISE Centre for learners with special educational needs; the Parents Portal, coming soon; and Poket School, our online learning app. Tomorrow's children, he said, need skills over memorisation, creativity, critical thinking and entrepreneurial spirit. He closed with an invitation to our Parents' Open Day on Saturday 14 November 2026 at 2:00 pm at our Falim campus.
Harry, Founder of Rochford's Education, welcomes guests and shares the subject choices across our two International GCSE routes.Harry, Founder of Rochford's Education, introduces the Parents Portal, coming soon.
Our Guest of Honour
Each year we invite entrepreneurs to inspire young minds. This year we welcomed H.E Adjunct Professor Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok TT. JP, Honorary Consul of The Republic of Mozambique, Malaysia, and Founder & Chairman of Nelson's Group of Companies.
He shared his SHARP values: Smile; Humble, Honest, Hardworking and Healthy; Active, Action and Alert; Respect, Responsible and Recognition; and Product knowledge, Patience, Perseverance, Punctuality and Praise. His advice: gain work experience before starting a business, respect everyone regardless of position, race, colour or religion, know your subject deeply and turn words into results. "Do NOT be NATO — No Action, Talk Only!" Practised daily, he said, SHARP improves life, work and business.
Our Guest of Honour, H.E Adjunct Professor Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok TT. JP, addresses guests.
Talent on stage
Primary and secondary students sang to an audience with phones held high.
Our students sing beneath the Annual Dinner 2026 backdrop.
"Beat It"
Then came live drumming to Michael Jackson's "Beat It". Our red-jacketed drummer played as animated dancers filled the screen and the room clapped along.
"Beat It" in full swing, with Michael Jackson-inspired dancers lighting up the screen.Mission accomplished: a triumphant fist in the air after the performance.
Rochford's Students' Awards 2026
The heart of the night celebrated achievement across our Falim, Ipoh Garden and Cameron Highlands centres (IGC: Ipoh Garden Centre; subject entries are Best Subject awards).
Primary
Best Student: Chit Hanni Zaw; Amelia (IGC)
Malay: Isana Myo; Ahmad Saif Ali (IGC)
English: Isabelle Tanusha Solomon
Science: Daniyal Fathul Khalid; Amelia (IGC)
Mathematics: Ian Khong
Perfect Attendance: Liau Wing Ren; Amelia (IGC)
Most Hardworking: Wong Li Hong
Excellent Behaviour: Azzahra Naiya Fathiyyaturama; Ahmad Saif Ali (IGC)
Golden Participation: Chit Hanni Zaw, Ian Khong, Isana Myo
Chit Hanni Zaw receives the Best Student award (Primary).
Secondary
Best Student: Ayesha and Theepan A/L Gopalan (Lower Secondary); Bryan Kueh Sheng Yong (Upper Secondary)
Golden Participation: Ayesha, Lee Sun Jin, Aidan Ng Xiang Yu, Theepan A/L Gopalan, Sanjay Pillai
Cameron Highlands Centre
Best Subject (Upper Secondary): Tan Ruo Yu (Chemistry), Chuah Yu Xiang (Physics), Anderlyn Phan Pei Yu (Biology)
Top 3 overall: Tan Ruo Yu, Anderlyn Phan Pei Yu, Chuah Yu Xiang
International GCSE Certificates
Presented on the night to Kueh Sheng Yong, Bryan (English as a Second Language); Phan Pei Yu, Anderlyn (Chinese, Malay); Lee Sun Jin (Chinese, Malay); and Chee Qian Hua, Eris (Chinese, Malay). Congratulations also to those who could not attend: Khor Jas Tin (English as a Second Language, Mathematics B, Physics, Chemistry, Further Pure Mathematics), Tan Jia Xin (English as a Second Language, Chinese), Prathyushaa Ganesan (Chemistry), Chai Jia Wen (Chinese), Chuah Yu Xiang (Chinese), Jeow Kai Qing, Cathryn (Chinese), Lee De Rou (Chinese), Lee De Xuan (Malay) and Chan Zhi Yen (Chinese, Malay).
Our award winners with their certificates at the end of the presentations.
Education is a lifelong journey
Learning doesn't end when school does. That's why we were proud to honour Ms Leong Wai Zhi, an educator herself and a Rochford's parent whose daughter Anderlyn studies with us, for completing her Master's in Education. Already teaching others, she chose to keep learning too, a reminder to our students that a love of learning never runs out. As she accepted her flowers from our Principal, Miss A'in, with her family beside her, the room could see that the best lessons children learn are the ones they see the adults around them live. Congratulations, Ms Leong!
Our Principal, Miss A'in, presents flowers to Ms Leong Wai Zhi, a Rochford's parent, on graduating with her Master's in Education.Ms Leong Wai Zhi receives a token of appreciation from our Principal, Miss A'in.Ms Leong Wai Zhi celebrates with her family and our Principal, Miss A'in, on stage.
Faces of the Night
Our favourite pictures are the simplest: smiles, peace signs and proud certificates.
Friends, smiles and peace signs all round.
Our team
Long before the first guest arrived, our team was setting up the welcome table, wrapping gifts, testing sound and screens, then greeting families at the door. To every teacher and staff member: thank you for your care, tonight and every day. You made the night shine.
The Rochford's team, dressed elegantly for the occasion.
Gallery
A live drumming performance of Michael Jackson's "Beat It".Plaques and framed certificates ready for the Student Awards 2026.Smiles all round as families settle in for the evening.Guests help themselves to the dinner buffet.Sharing the evening together, young and old.Good food and good company at the dinner tables.Dinner, conversation and plenty of smiles.Our student singers take the stage in front of a packed ballroom.Two of our students sing to an appreciative audience.Students sing and move together beneath the Annual Dinner 2026 backdrop.Phones up: guests capture every moment of the performances.Our performers, all smiles after their time in the spotlight.A proud family moment on stage after the awards.A family arrives along the red carpet.Our team gathers on the grand staircase at Dusit Princess Ipoh.Elegance was the theme, and our team delivered.Our "Beat It" performer introduces his number.Focused and ready: a close-up of our drummer at the kit.The full "Beat It" stage, seen from the audience.Guests applaud the performance from their table.Smart in red for the big night.One of our youngest guests, dressed up and ready to celebrate.Peace signs and smiles from one of our families.Two proud award winners show off their certificates.A proud father and son with a well-earned certificate.An award-winning student and his family with our Guest of Honour.Certificates and big smiles on the red carpet.All smiles at the ballroom doors as our team welcomes guests.Elegant in maroon and ready for the night.Our team hands out thank-you gifts at the welcome table.A warm welcome for one of our students.Our sign-in team, ready to greet every family.The welcome-table crew, all dressed for an elegant evening.Behind the scenes: our team keeps the music, slides and sound on track.Finger hearts from our team in the hotel lobby.A warm welcome for a young guest in the lobby.A member of our team is recognised on stage.The whole team together on the red carpet.Guests arrive at the sign-in table.A warm welcome for a family in the lobby.Laughter at the table before dinner.Settling in for a special evening.A thank-you gift for one of our youngest guests.A cheerful wave from one of our students.Our team greets guests at the welcome table.Family time at the dinner table.Plenty of laughter as the tables fill up.Thumbs up for the Annual Dinner!Children collect their gifts on arrival.A friendly chat between our team and guests.Smiles from a family table.A full table, ready for the evening.Applause from the tables.Dressed up for the big night.Catching up with friends.All smiles in the ballroom.Watching the programme together.Enjoying the evening together.Capturing the moment on her phone.Young guests help themselves at the buffet.Our team enjoys the buffet too.Conversation flows around the table.Guests enjoying the show.Our Guest of Honour's title card appears on the big screen.Students and a teacher pose together for a group photo.A full house under the chandeliers.A guest settles back to enjoy the show.Students dance and sing beneath the Annual Dinner 2026 screen.Applause and phones up at a family table.All smiles at her table.Students sing along as the lyrics roll across the screen.Guests capture the performance on their phones.Two guests share a chat at their table.Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok hands over a gift on stage.Harry and Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok with a student on stage.Harry and Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok make a presentation on stage.A wide view of the stage during the programme.A young guest helps himself at the buffet.Harry and Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok with guests in the ballroom.Ian Khong receives Best Subject, Mathematics (Primary) from Harry and Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok.Wong Li Hong receives the Most Hardworking Student award (Primary).Chit Hanni Zaw receives the Golden Participation Award (Primary).Ayesha receives Best Student (Lower Secondary).Theepan A/L Gopalan receives Best Student (Lower Secondary).Bryan Kueh Sheng Yong receives Best Student (Upper Secondary).Eshvinder Singh receives Best Subject, Physics.Ayesha receives Best Subject, Biology.Sanjay Pillai receives Best Subject, Business.Himmanesh receives the Perfect Attendance award.Aidan Ng Xiang Yu receives the Perfect Attendance award.An Excellent Behaviour Student award is presented.Tan Ruo Yu receives Best Subject, Chemistry (Upper Secondary).Gregory receives Best Subject, Physics (Lower Secondary).Anderlyn Phan Pei Yu receives Best Subject, Biology (Upper Secondary).Chee Qian Hua, Eris receives her International GCSE Certificate.Certificates in hand and smiles all round in the ballroom.A student celebrates his certificates with two proud guests.Thumbs up at the table for a newly won certificate.A cheerful group moment on stage, complete with a peace sign.A student receives his award on stage to applause.A guest speaks on stage, microphone in hand.Smiles and applause on stage.A student steps up to collect her award.A student receives a gift on stage.A hand shoots up at the table as guests enjoy the evening.A student receives his award to warm applause.Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok poses with a young student.An award-winning student and his family share a thumbs-up with Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok.Selfie time with Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok.Two certificates, two big smiles on stage.A family on the red carpet with Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok.Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok greets guests.A thumbs-up from Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok with a student and a guest.Harry with a beaming student and his two certificates.Harry with a guest in front of the Annual Dinner screen.Harry with a student and two guests.
Thank you
A generous buffet kept tables full of laughter. Heartfelt thanks to Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok, to KT Pillai, and to every parent, guest, student and staff member who joined us. Here's to another year of learning, growing and celebrating together.