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nonachiever - a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates

underachiever, underperformer

educatee, pupil, student - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

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The nonacademic is judged as a nonachiever who would be confined to jobs like dressmaking or carpentry.

Schools as centers of freedom

Since the SAARC summit ended in Kathmandu, the debate is raging as to why the SAARC has remained a whopping nonachiever. Indian media accuses Pakistan of stalling the progress, whereas independent observers blame India for using all the 'tools' and means at its disposal to further its hegemonic designs in the region, and thus is responsible for lackluster performance of this regional organization.

SAARC is non-achiever due to India

A CARDIFF?BASED artist written off as a "nonachiever" at school is set to showcase his work at a well-known artistic hub.

Exhibition for artist written off as a 'non-achiever' at school

My reading of the book suggests that Capelotti's scholarship has rescued Walter Wellman from the obscure shadows of a nonachiever, elevating his status to significant architect of polar aviation history.

By Airship to the North Pole: An Archaeology of Human Exploration & Arctic Mission: By Airship and Submarine to the Far North

Joy, it turns out, is the nonachiever among three middle-class New Jersey sisters.

Happiness

Other possible labels include: disadvantaged, culturally deprived, underachiever, nonachiever, low ability, slow learner, less able, low socioeconomic status (SES), language impaired, dropout prone, alienated, marginal, disenfranchised, impoverished, underprivileged, low performing, and remedial (Lehr & Harris, 1988).

The acquisition of life skills through adventure-based activities and programs: a review of the literature