CDEL Schedules Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Release on Friday, May 15, 2009

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

BEIJING, May 4 /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 second quarter 2009 after the US market close on Friday, May 15, 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 Monday, May 18, 2009 at 8:00 am (Eastern) / 5:00 am (Pacific) / 8:00 pm (Beijing/Hong Kong) to discuss its second quarter 2009 financial results and recent business activity. The conference call may be accessed by calling:

Toll Free

United States 1-866-519-4004

China 800-819-0121

Hong Kong 800-933-053

United Kingdom 0808-234-6646

Passcode CDEL

A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call until May 25, 2009 by dialing the following numbers:

Toll Free

United States 1-866-214-5335

China North 10-800-714-0386

China South 10-800-140-0386

Hong Kong 800-901-596

United Kingdom 0800-731-7846

Passcode 97553376

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:

Investor Contact:

Ping Wei, CFO

China Distance Education Holdings Limited

Tel: +86-10-8231-9999

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