South Leeds High School, situated near the homes of the 7/7 London bombers, was formed from a merger between a predominantly white and a predominantly Asian school.
Young people have taken part in a six-month leadership development programme, run by The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace, supported by Leeds Youth Service, to reduce conflict and racial abuse.
The groups delivered a programme of workshops developed for the school's 1,400 pupils.
Kelly Simcock, programme manager at the foundation, said: "The school has been subject to a lot of negative publicity. The young people come from very different backgrounds, some from families that hold extreme views."
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