CDEL Schedules Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Release on Monday, August 17, 2009

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

BEIJING, July 28 /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 third quarter 2009 after the US market close on Monday, August 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 Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 8:00 am (Eastern) / 5:00 am (Pacific) / 8:00 pm (Beijing/Hong Kong) to discuss its third quarter 2009 financial results and recent business activity. The conference call may be accessed by calling:

Toll Free

International +6567357955

United States 18665194004

United Kingdom 08082346646

China (Land-line) 8008190121

China (Mobile) 4006208038

Hong Kong 800-933-053

Passcode CDEL

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

Toll Free

International +61282355000

United States 18662145335

United Kingdom 08007317846

China (North) 108007140386

China (South) 108001400386

Hong Kong 800901596

Passcode 21387702

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:

Ping Wei, CFO

CDEL

Tel: +86-10-8231-9999

Email: IR@cdeledu.com

Investor Relations (US):

Mahmoud Siddig, Director

Taylor Rafferty

Tel: +1-212-889-4350

Email: cdel@taylor-rafferty.com

Investor Relations (HK):

Ruby Yim, Managing Director

Taylor Rafferty

Tel: +852-3196-3712

Email: cdel@taylor-rafferty.com