While I was in secondary school, I also face same thing, seeing student who is ahead of my class failing makes me think it a very difficult thing to pass, the more fear I get the more I put in more effort in my study because I never wanted to fail, the fear of failure made me put in more effort, so I won't be a victim of it.
RE: HOW FEAR AND FAILURE IS A GREAT SOURCE OF MOTIVATION || WHAT DRIVES YOU?