CDEL Schedules First Quarter 2010 Earnings Release on Monday, March 1, 2010

Earnings Conference Call to be held on March 2, 2010 at 8:00 am (Eastern) / 5:00 am (Pacific) / 9:00 pm (Beijing/Hong Kong)

BEIJING, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- 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 it will release unaudited financial results for the first quarter 2010 after the US market close on Monday, March 1, 2010. 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 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 8:00 am (Eastern) / 5:00 am (Pacific) / 9:00 pm (Beijing/Hong Kong) to discuss its first quarter 2010 financial results and recent business activity. The conference call may be accessed by calling:

Toll Free

International Toll 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 800 930 346

Passcode CDEL

A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call until March 9, 2010 by dialing the following numbers:

Toll Free

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 5344199

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 .

For more information, please contact:

Company Contact:

Lingling Kong, IR Manager

CDEL

Tel: +86-10-8231-9999 x191

Email: IR@cdeledu.com

Investor Relations (HK):

Ruby Yim, Managing

Director

Taylor Rafferty

Tel: +852-3196-3712

Email: cdel@taylor-rafferty.com

Investor Relations (US):

Mahmoud Siddig,

Director

Taylor Rafferty

Tel: +1-212-889-4350

Email: cdel@taylor-rafferty.com