BEIJING, CHINA — February 3, 2012 — 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 2012 after the US market close on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. 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 Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 8:00 am (Eastern) / 5:00 am (Pacific) / 9:00 pm (Beijing/Hong Kong) to discuss its first quarter 2012 financial results and recent business activity. The conference call may be accessed by calling:

International Toll	65 6723 9381
China (Land-line)	800 819 0121
China (Mobile)	400 620 8038
United States	1 866 519 4004
United Kingdom	0 808 234 6646
Hong Kong	800 930 346
Passcode	CDEL

A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call until March 8, 2012 by dialing the following numbers:

International Toll	61 2 8235 5000
China (Land-line)	10 800 714 0386
China (Mobile)	10 800 140 0386
United States	1 866 214 5335
United Kingdom	0 800 731 7846
Hong Kong	800 901 596
Passcode	48238541

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. 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.

Contacts:

Company Contact: Lingling Kong, IR Manager CDEL Tel: +86-10-8231-9999 x 1805 Email: IR@cdeledu.com

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