a problem that can negatively affect school performance.
Explanation:
Academic challenge is a situation or other kind of obstacle that can undermine student’s school performance.
For example, a high school student Josh grew really fond of his summer job in a photo lab. He decides to keep working their for 10 hours per week, because he really enjoys film photography and wants to develop his skills. All these activities, leave him less time for school studies and he starts to lag behind on a number of subjects he does not enjoy. Here, part time work and photography become academic challenge.