CDEL March 2012 Conference Schedule

BEIJING, February 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: DL) ("CDEL" or the "Company"), a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education, today announced that senior management will present at the following conferences:

• Credit Suisse 14th Annual Global Services Conference - March 11-14, 2012 at the Phoenician, Scottsdale, Arizona. The Company will participate in the China Education Panel on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 12:30 pm in Track 2.
• 24th Annual ROTH Conference - March 11-14, 2012 at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. The Company will present on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 10:00 am in Salon 5.
• Oppenheimer 6th Annual China Dragon Conference - March 14-15, 2012 at Oppenheimer's 300 Madison Avenue offices in New York. The Company will present on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 2:20 pm in the Boardroom.

Management will be available to meet with investors throughout the event. Interested investors may refer to the contact details below to request a meeting.

For further information, including presentations for download, please visit the Company'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. The Company also offers online test preparation courses to self-taught learners pursuing higher education diplomas or degrees and to secondary school and college students preparing for various academic and entrance exams. In addition, the Company offers online foreign language courses and offline business start-up training courses. For further information please visit http://ir.cdeledu.com/.

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