BEIJING, May 5, 2011- 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:

• Piper Jaffray Eighth Annual China Growth Conference – Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the Le Parker Meridien, New York. The Company will participate in the China Education Panel at 2:00 pm in the Azekka Room.
• Oppenheimer 5th Annual China Dragon Conference – Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Oppenheimer's 300 Madison Avenue Offices, New York. The Company will present at 8:30 am in the Executive Boardroom.
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch Asian Stars 2011 – May 18-20, 2011 at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Singapore.

Management will be available to meet with investors in New York on May 17 – 19. 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, offline GaoKao retake courses and offline business start-up training courses. For further information please visit http://ir.cdeledu.com.

Contacts:

China Distance Education Holdings Limited Lingling Kong, Investor Relations Manager Tel: +86-10-8231-9999 x1805 Email: IR@cdeledu.com

Investor Relations (HK): Mahmoud Siddig Tel: +852-3196-3712 Email: cdel@taylor-rafferty.com