CDEL Schedules Fourth Quarter 2009 Earnings Release on Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Earnings Conference Call to be held on November 18, 2009 at 8:00 am (Eastern) / 5:00 am (Pacific) / 9:00 pm (Beijing/Hong Kong)

• Press Release
• Source: China Distance Education Holdings Ltd.
• On 4:15 pm EDT, Friday October 30, 2009

BEIJING, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: DL - News; "CDEL" or "the Company"), a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education, today announced that it will release unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter 2009 after the US market close on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. The earnings release will be available on the investor relations page of its website at http://ir.cdeledu.com.

Following the earnings announcement, CDEL senior management will host a conference call on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 8:00 am (Eastern) / 5:00 am (Pacific) / 9:00 pm (Beijing/Hong Kong) to discuss its fourth quarter 2009 financial results and recent business activity. The conference call may be accessed by calling:

                                Toll Free
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    International               +65 6735 7955
    United States               +1 866 519 4004
    United Kingdom              0 808 234 6646
    China (Land-line)           800 819 0121
    China (Mobile)              400 620 8038
    Hong Kong                   +852 2475 0994
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    Passcode                    CDEL

A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call until November 26, 2009 by dialing the following numbers:

                                Toll Free
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    International               +61 2 8235 5000
    United States               1 866 214 5335
    United Kingdom              0 800 731 7846
    China (North)               10 800 714 0386
    China (South)               10 800 140 0386
    Hong Kong                   800 901 596
                                -----------
    Passcode                    39326651

A live webcast of the conference call and replay will be available on the investor relations page of CDEL's website at http://ir.cdeledu.com.

About China Distance Education Holdings Limited

China Distance Education Holdings Limited is a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education. The courses offered by the Company through its websites are designed to help professionals and other course participants obtain and maintain the skills, licenses and certifications necessary to pursue careers in China in the areas of accounting, law, healthcare, construction engineering, information technology and other industries. For more information, please visit: http://ir.cdeledu.com.

    Contacts:

    Company Contact:      Investor Relations (US):  Investor Relations (HK):
    Ping Wei, CFO         Mahmoud Siddig, Director  Ruby Yim, Managing
    CDEL                  Taylor Rafferty            Director
    Tel: +86-10-8231-9999 Tel: +1 (212) 889-4350    Taylor Rafferty
    IR@cdeledu.com        cdel@taylor-rafferty.com  Tel: +852-3196-3712
                                                    cdel@taylor-rafferty.com

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