Scientific research is an activity in which scientific procedures are used to test and evaluate theories in a systematic manner for specified aims. In this regard, it is critical to ascertain secondary school students' thoughts, attitudes, and scientific research levels regarding scientific research activities. The goal of this study is to determine the scientific research levels of secondary school pupils. Structured interview technique was used in this research, which was conducted with qualitative research method. The study group for this phenomenology-based research consisted of two secondary schools in Diyarbakr during the 2021-2022 academic year. The study group determined by the convenient sampling method is 65 people. In this study, the scientific research level determination form developed by the researchers was used as a data collection tool. The descriptive content analysis was used to examine the data in the research form. According to the study's findings, 5-7th grade students' scientific research levels were pretty near and high. The class with the highest level of scientific research is the seventh grade, while the lowest is the fifth grade. It is advised that secondary school students develop their skills in generating a references, drafting a research report, displaying in-text references, establishing the importance of the research, and testing research hypotheses.